THE TANK MUSEUM LIMITED

Registered charity 1102661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£10.8m
Latest spending
£10.8m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of unrestricted funds of £184,986 for the year, with total funds increasing to £29,813,813. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £3,016,417 are sufficient to meet the stated operating reserve criteria and fund future capital expenditure. The auditor confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£10.8m
Total spending
£10.8m
Cost of raising funds
£4.4m
Reserves (reported)
£3.0m
Employees
110

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£10.8m£10.8m
31/12/2024£9.8m£9.5m
31/12/2023£9.5m£8.7m
31/12/2022£8.1m£7.5m
31/12/2021£7.2m£6.1m

Common questions

Is THE TANK MUSEUM LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of unrestricted funds of £184,986 for the year, with total funds increasing to £29,813,813. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £3,016,417 are sufficient to meet the stated operating reserve criteria and fund future capital expenditure. The auditor confirmed the appropriateness of the going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/03/2022£100k"The Tank Museum - Online Video Expansion"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/07/2020£50k"Covid19 - The Tank Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/05/2016£2.1m"The Tank Museum - Conservation in Action"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/05/2013£500k"Catalyst Endowment - The Tank Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/07/2011£2.7m"Access All Areas - Safeguarding the Future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/03/2010£30k"Tiger 131 Restoration Phase 2"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/06/2005£344k"The Tank Museum Supporting Collections Centre"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/01/2005£10.0m"At Close Quarters"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/12/2002£5k"Purchase of Private Glaister's Medals"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/12/1998£97k"Tiger & Whippet Tanks, Bovington - Restoration"