The Powell-Cotton Trust
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM IN OR NEAR BIRCHINGTON FOR THE EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF SPECIMENS OF NATURAL HISTORY AND ETHNOGRAPHY (PARTICULARLY SUCH SPECIMENS COLLECTED BY PERCY HORACE GORDON POWELL-COTTON) AND, IF THE GOVERNORS THINK FIT, OF SPECIMENS OF OTHER SCIENCES AND OF THE FINE AND USEFUL ARTS.
Latest income
£19.3m
Expenditure
£1.3m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £861k | £942k | |
| 2022-03-31 | £280k | £1.0m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £3.6m | £1.1m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £3.0m | £1.2m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £19.3m | £1.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £18.7m |
| Charitable activities | £29k |
| Trading | £7k |
| Investment income | £587k |
| Total income | £19.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £1.3m |
| Raising funds | £43k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £98k |
| Total expenditure | £1.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £27.0m |
| Total funds | £27.3m |
| — restricted | £341k |
| — unrestricted | £27.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £27.3m |
| Cash | £403k |
People
| Employees | 29 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Recreation
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.