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The Military Intelligence Museum

RegisteredRegistered charity number 278909SheffordArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£157k2025-12-31
Spending£130ksame year
Spent / received100%5-year average
Size in its cause83rd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1980Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Military Intelligence Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shefford. It was registered in January 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Military Intelligence Museum reported income of £157k and spending of £130k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £138k to £157k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, The Military Intelligence Museum sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic Society (£157k), Strange Cargo Arts Company Limited (£157k) and Bath Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens Association (£157k).

Income and spending

£0£39k£79k£118k£157k2021 Income: £138,3772021 Spending: £150,74220212022 Income: £113,5862022 Spending: £134,47420222023 Income: £112,3102023 Spending: £116,14020232024 Income: £127,6422024 Spending: £115,33320242025 Income: £157,0382025 Spending: £130,2142025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The primary objective is to uphold the traditions of the Int Corps and perpetuate its deeds. To be one of the most exciting and intriguing military museums in the country by sharing the secret of military intelligence with a wide audience and educating future generations. To connect our past with our future and present bringing cost-effective and measurable benefits to the army and the nation.

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The Stock Exchange Dramatic and Operatic SocietyLondon£157k
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Bath Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens AssociationBath£157k
The Ilkley & District Third Age GroupIlkley£157k