Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited
Analysis
Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in December 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01522789). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited reported income of £749k and spending of £725k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £562k to £749k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (£746k), Greyhound Rescue Wales (£751k) and Canterbury and District Branch of the RSPCA (£742k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 71%, charitable activities 24% and donations and legacies 3.9%. Charitable activities took 33% of spending and raising funds 67%. Reserves of £313k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 3.9%
- Charitable activities 24%
- Trading 71%
- Investments 0.6%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
To operate the business of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming Limited, the objects of which are to preserve for the benefit of the Nation, agricultural machinery, equipment, buildings, documents and livestock of educational and historical interest and to maintain and operate a museum for the purpose of exhibiting to the public such items of educational or historical interest.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums | London | £746k |
| Greyhound Rescue Wales | Ammanford | £751k |
| Canterbury and District Branch of the RSPCA | Canterbury | £742k |
| Dogs' Friends | Wells | £760k |