The Pendon Museum Trust Ltd

Analysis

The Pendon Museum Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abingdon. It was registered in August 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00682542). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Pendon Museum Trust Ltd reported income of £180k and spending of £197k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £226k to £180k (-20%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Pendon Museum Trust Ltd sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kilroot Foundation (£178k), International Academic Projects Limited (£180k) and The Baywind Energy Community Trust (£177k).