THE TANK MUSEUM LIMITED
Registered charity 1102661 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To conserve, develop and interpret the national collection of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles, to enable people to better understand armoured warfare, and its impact on society-past, present and future.
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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.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £362k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£4.4m
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (40% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 40.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
- ANTHONY WILLIAM WOODHOUSE · trustee of 2 other charities
- Andrea Bishop
- Colonel Matthew Neil Wilkinson
- David Webb
- Nicholas Francis Fernyhough · trustee of 2 other charities
- Nick Serle
- Rachel Louise Roberts
- Scott Milne
- Simon Andrew Ridgway
- Sir William Raoul Rollo
- William Bannister
- Yun Sun Choi
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE TANK MUSEUM LIMITED financially healthy?
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. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.
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