Crampton Tower Railway Museum Society

Analysis

Crampton Tower Railway Museum Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Crampton Tower Railway Museum Society reported income of £40k and spending of £29k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £40k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Crampton Tower Railway Museum Society sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lawyers Music (£40k), The de Avenley Foundation (£40k) and Clun and District Memorial Hall and Playing Fields Charity (£40k).