The Moira Furnace Museum Trust Limited
Analysis
The Moira Furnace Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in April 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02369000). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Moira Furnace Museum Trust Limited reported income of £170k and spending of £148k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £121k to £170k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Moira Furnace Museum Trust Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Open School East (£170k), The Premises Music Education Programme (£170k) and Northern Roots (£170k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The main objects of the charity are to provide, establish and preserve facilities in the village of Moira in the District of North West Leicestershire for the purposes of the study of and research into its industry, archaeology, architecture, transportation, social history, natural history and the conservation of its flora and fauna for the benefit and education of the public.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Open School East | Kent | £170k |
| The Premises Music Education Programme | London | £170k |
| Northern Roots | High Bridge | £170k |
| The Sealed Knot Limited | Southampton | £170k |