Buckingham Old Gaol Trust

Analysis

Buckingham Old Gaol Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckingham. It was registered in October 1985, 41 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 company (Companies House number 01950221). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Buckingham Old Gaol Trust reported income of £40k and spending of £42k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £69k to £40k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Buckingham Old Gaol Trust 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 New Ash Green Village Trust (£40k), Heritage Ironwork Trust Ltd (£40k) and Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society (£40k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.