The Spode Museum Trust
Analysis
The Spode Museum Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-on-Trent. It was registered in December 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Spode Museum Trust reported income of £377k and spending of £346k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £64k to £377k (+490%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 552%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, The Spode Museum Trust 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 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Crossness Engines Trust (£376k), The Teddington Theatre Club Limited (£377k) and Leo Baeck Institute Limited (£376k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Museum comprising an extensive collection of ceramics, copper plates, tools, pattern books, paper records and other items recording the history of the manufacture of Spode china from its origin in 1770 all which archive is held upon trust to preserve it as a collection and to advance the education of the public by its exhibition; and a visitor centre on the former factory site at Stoke.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Crossness Engines Trust | London | £376k |
| The Teddington Theatre Club Limited | Hampton | £377k |
| Leo Baeck Institute Limited | London | £376k |
| City Discovery Centre | Milton Keynes | £377k |