Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Museum

Analysis

Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in January 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Museum reported income of £567k and spending of £590k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £443k to £567k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Museum sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Barnes Common Limited (£566k), UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum (£577k) and Friends of Tewkesbury Abbey (£562k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, charitable activities 20% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £50k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.