West Cliff (Tendring) Trust

Analysis

West Cliff (Tendring) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clacton-On-Sea. It was registered in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02002819). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, West Cliff (Tendring) Trust reported income of £958k and spending of £926k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £474k to £958k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, West Cliff (Tendring) Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart of Glass St Helens Limited (£956k), The British Music Experience (£958k) and The Big House Theatre Company (£952k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 6.4%, trading 4.1% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,577. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Reserves of £248k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.