Kew Bridge Engines Trust and Water Supply Museum Limited

Analysis

Kew Bridge Engines Trust and Water Supply Museum Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in May 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01190608). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kew Bridge Engines Trust and Water Supply Museum Limited reported income of £650k and spending of £533k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £417k to £650k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kew Bridge Engines Trust and Water Supply Museum Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hammersmith Community Gardens Association (£646k), Comouk Trust (£654k) and Scotswood Natural Community Garden Limited (£641k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 28%, investments 15% and trading 7.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £131k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.