National Cycle Museum

Analysis

National Cycle Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stourbridge. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01821702). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National Cycle Museum reported income of £28k and spending of £22k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,140 to £28k (+585%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 306%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, National Cycle Museum 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 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Frindsbury Extra Memorial Hall (£28k), The Barming Scout Group (£28k) and Hebden Bridge Saints Junior Association Football Club (£28k).