War Memorial Institute

Analysis

War Memorial Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in February 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, War Memorial Institute reported income of £11k and spending of £9,260, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £13k to £11k (-19%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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, War Memorial Institute sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tupsley Whitehouse Project (£11k), Gorleston Competitive Festival (£11k) and Malvern Radar and Technology History Society (£11k).