INTERNAL FIRE MUSEUM OF POWER

Registered charity 1134971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education by the establishment and maintenance of a museum in particular but not exclusively for the presentation and display of internal combustion and steam engines along with examples of the application of those engines. To advance the education of the public in the history of the development of steam and internal combustion engines in the United Kingdom

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Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a modest operating loss of just under £8,000 for the year, primarily due to storm damage repairs and a temporary closure. Despite this loss, the trustees consider the year-end reserves to be adequate to meet short-term obligations and future maintenance commitments. The financial statements confirm that the business is a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Premises rent of £9,600 paid to directors
“Premises rent of £ 9,600 (2024 – 9,600) was paid to the directors during the year.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Premises rent paid to directors
“Premises rent of £ 9,600 (2024 – 9,600) was paid to the directors during the year.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£58k£53k
31/01/2024£56k£63k
31/01/2023£75k£85k
31/01/2022£109k£113k
31/01/2021£111k£80k

Common questions

Is INTERNAL FIRE MUSEUM OF POWER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a modest operating loss of just under £8,000 for the year, primarily due to storm damage repairs and a temporary closure. Despite this loss, the trustees consider the year-end reserves to be adequate to meet short-term obligations and future maintenance commitments. The financial statements confirm that the business is a going concern.

Who funds INTERNAL FIRE MUSEUM OF POWER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNAL FIRE MUSEUM OF POWER as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMSFY2025£1kWales Contactless Donation Box Grant