Activities

As described by the charity on the 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.

Latest income

£10.8m

Expenditure

£10.8m

Financial year end

2025-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-12-31 £7.2m £6.1m
2022-12-31 £8.1m £7.5m
2023-12-31 £9.5m £8.7m
2024-12-31 £9.8m £9.5m
2025-12-31 £10.8m £10.8m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £2.0m
Charitable activities £4.1m
Trading £4.3m
Investment income £382k
Total income £10.8m

Spending

Charitable spend £6.4m
Raising funds £4.4m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £73k
Total expenditure £10.8m

Balance sheet

Reserves £3.0m
Total funds £29.8m
— restricted £10.2m
— unrestricted £18.2m
— endowment £1.5m
Total assets £29.8m
Cash £5.4m

People

Employees 110

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.