THE EAST ANGLIA TRANSPORT MUSEUM SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 268204 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operating transport museum established for the benefit of the nation to promote permanent preservation of transport vehicles and equipment and items of general transport interest of actual or potential historic or scientic importance and educative value.

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Latest income
£273k
Latest spending
£196k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £1,769,235, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £76,617 for the year and confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £1.8m)
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£273k£196k
31/12/2023£291k£157k
31/12/2022£446k£396k
31/12/2021£318k£240k
31/12/2020£210k£210k

Common questions

Is THE EAST ANGLIA TRANSPORT MUSEUM SOCIETY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained unrestricted reserves of £1,769,235, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £76,617 for the year and confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/04/2020£17k"COVID19 East Anglia Transport Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/09/2008£199k"Tar, Sweat and Steam"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/03/2006£3k"The Museum Preserves The Region'S Transport Vehicles And Equipment, As Well As Items Of General Transport Interest. The Award Will Buy The M"
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2006£3kPreparing presentations

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS1£639k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£130k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION1£750

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EAST ANGLIA TRANSPORT MUSEUM SOCIETY LIMITED£273k0withinno doubt
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025£19.9munclearno doubt
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS FY2025£427k0unclearno doubt
ASTON MANOR ROAD TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025£143k0belowno doubt
WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£191k0unclearno doubt
SANDTOFT TRANSPORT CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.2m0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.