Aston Manor Road Transport Museum Limited
Analysis
Aston Manor Road Transport Museum Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02114878). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum Limited reported income of £143k and spending of £69k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £85k to £143k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Aston Manor Road Transport Museum Limited sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Market Harborough Drama Society (£143k), Burnley Civic Trust (£143k) and Musical Theatre Stafford (£143k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A display of commercial road transport vehicles, mainly buses, together with transport related ephemera, mostly of local interest. Open at weekends and Tuesdays throughout the year, run by volunteers only. Parties can be catered for at other times by advance booking. For educational purposes relevant to pupils studying within key stage 1 & 2. Free bus services run on a limited number of days.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Market Harborough Drama Society | Market Harborough | £143k |
| Burnley Civic Trust | Lancashire | £143k |
| Musical Theatre Stafford | Stafford | £143k |
| Dean Forest Railway Society | Gloucestershire | £143k |