Kirkaldy Testing Museum Southwark Ltd
Analysis
Kirkaldy Testing Museum Southwark Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 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 02151510). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Kirkaldy Testing Museum Southwark Ltd reported income of £24k and spending of £13k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £24k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kirkaldy Testing Museum Southwark Ltd sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Westbury-On-Trym Society (£24k), Hanslope Community Orchard (£24k) and Mansfield University of the Third Age (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The education of the public of the need for structural and materials testing and the important part played by David Kirkaldy by the provision of a museum. The preservation of David Kirkaldy's Universal Testing Machine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Westbury-On-Trym Society | Bristol | £24k |
| Hanslope Community Orchard | Milton Keynes | £24k |
| Mansfield University of the Third Age | Nottinghamshire | £24k |
| Friends of St James's Church Louth | Lincolnshire | £24k |