Burwell Museum Trust

Analysis

Burwell Museum Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in November 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Burwell Museum Trust reported income of £72k and spending of £61k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £72k (+209%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 180%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Burwell Museum Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A M Challis Trust Ltd (£72k), British Arts Festivals Association (£72k) and Lewes U3a (£72k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.