Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The principal activities of the Trust are the preservation of historic properties and the development and management, as an educational charity, of Museums relating to the industrial, social and economic history of the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site and related areas, with particular reference to the Industrial Revolution.

Latest income

£9.2m

Expenditure

£9.6m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £7.3m £6.5m
2021-12-31 £8.9m £7.7m
2022-12-31 £10.1m £13.5m
2023-12-31 £13.4m £9.3m
2024-12-31 £9.2m £9.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £2.9m
Charitable activities £2.9m
Trading £2.3m
Investment income £271k
Total income £9.2m

Spending

Charitable spend £7.6m
Raising funds £2.0m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £21k
Total expenditure £9.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £3.2m
Total funds £46.6m
— restricted £34.8m
— unrestricted £3.2m
— endowment £8.6m
Total assets £46.6m
Cash £622k

People

Employees 247

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • 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.