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The Powell-Cotton Trust

Registered charity 1167318, on the register since 24 May 2016. The 894th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

From the registerYear to 31 March 2025
Income£19.3m
Spending£1.3m
Surplus£18.0m
AccountsUp to date
Legal formCharitable company
Company number09934968
Years on the register10

What it says it does

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.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Where it works

Kent

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

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