Brooklands Museum Trust Limited
Analysis
Brooklands Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Weybridge. It was registered in April 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02109945). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Brooklands Museum Trust Limited reported income of £5.7m and spending of £6.2m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £5.7m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Brooklands Museum Trust Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteering Matters (£5.7m), Thirty Percy Foundation (£6.1m) and Northumberland Wildlife Trust Limited (£5.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55%, trading 33% and donations and legacies 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £79k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £426k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 103 people.
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 11%
- Legacies 1.4%
- Charitable activities 55%
- Trading 33%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The preservation of the motoring and aviation heritages of Brooklands and environs; using that heritage to inspire future generations through the Museum's education service; and the provision of a world class tourist attraction whose popularity will attract visitor revenues to pay for the preservation and education.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteering Matters | London | £5.7m |
| Thirty Percy Foundation | London | £6.1m |
| Northumberland Wildlife Trust Limited | Gosforth | £5.5m |
| Butterfly Conservation | Wareham | £6.1m |