The Farmland Museum

Analysis

The Farmland Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01808079). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Farmland Museum reported income of £159k and spending of £186k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £101k to £159k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Farmland 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 Budleigh Music Festival (£159k), Kirklands (Menston) Trust (£159k) and Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum Trust (£159k).