THE PENDON MUSEUM TRUST LTD

Registered charity 313614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PENDON MUSEUM TRUST

The principal activity is the construction and operation of an exhibition of landscape, model building and railways at Long Wittenham, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£223k
Latest spending
£156k
Registered
1961
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £66,771 for the year, bringing total net assets to £945,644. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £945,538 meet their stated policy target of maintaining a general reserve of £150,000. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability 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: £150,000 (held: £946k)
a general reserve of £150,000 (about one year's operating costs) should be maintained for the unrestricted funds ("the free reserves") not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Pendon Museum Sales Limited
The charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Pendon Museum Sales Limited — page 8
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)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£223k£156k
31/12/2023£142k£137k
31/12/2022£251k£97k
31/12/2021£226k£62k
31/12/2020£108k£77k

Common questions

Is THE PENDON MUSEUM TRUST LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £66,771 for the year, bringing total net assets to £945,644. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £945,538 meet their stated policy target of maintaining a general reserve of £150,000. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability 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 Fund05/02/2004£5k"This Museum Is A Miniature Re-Creation Of The Vale Of The White Horse As It Was In The 1920'S And 30'S. The Project Is To Produce A Video T"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PENDON MUSEUM TRUST LTD£223k0aboveno doubt
THE PENDRAGON COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£198k0unclearno doubt
STATFOLD NARROW GAUGE MUSEUM TRUST LTD FY2024£3.2m0unclearnoted
VALE OF RHEIDOL RAILWAY LIMITED FY2024£2.1munclearno doubt
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM LIMITED FY2025£19.9munclearno doubt
THE CHURCH IN ABINGDON DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£137k0unclearno doubt

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