Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust Limited

Analysis

Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Folkestone. It was registered in November 1982, 44 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 01667506). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust Limited reported income of £168k and spending of £93k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £133k to £168k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kent Battle of Britain Museum Trust Limited 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 Stotfold Mill Preservation Trust (£168k), Essex Field Club (£169k) and Wychwood Forest Trust Ltd (£168k).