The Evelyn Williams Trust

Analysis

The Evelyn Williams Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Evelyn Williams Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £9,306 to £12k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income rose by 614%. Over the whole period it spent 153% 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, The Evelyn Williams Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barry Women's Institute (£12k), Bridgerule Village Hall Ltd (£12k) and Trowbridge Philharmonic Choir (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.