King's Own Royal Border Regiment Museum Fund
Analysis
King's Own Royal Border Regiment Museum Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in October 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending February 2025, King's Own Royal Border Regiment Museum Fund reported income of £218k and spending of £184k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £129k to £218k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, King's Own Royal Border Regiment Museum Fund sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom (£217k), London Transport Museum Friends (£218k) and Curwen Print Study Centre (£217k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Museum exists to collect, document, preserve and interpret the material evidence and associated information relating to the Regiment's History from 1702 to the present day, for public benefit to the best standards for the education and enjoyment of the inhabitants of Cumbria, North Lancashire, present and former members of the Regiment and their families and visitors present and future
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Royal Society of Literature of the United Kingdom | London | £217k |
| London Transport Museum Friends | London | £218k |
| Curwen Print Study Centre | Suffolk | £217k |
| The Society of Botanical Artists Limited | Cambridge | £218k |