Milton Keynes Museum Trust Limited

Analysis

Milton Keynes Museum Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in July 1990, 36 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 02302281). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Milton Keynes Museum Trust Limited reported income of £763k and spending of £560k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £586k to £763k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Milton Keynes Museum Trust Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Open Eye Limited (£763k), The Portico Library and Newsroom (£764k) and UD Music Foundation (£763k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52% and charitable activities 46%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £596k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.