The World Trust
Analysis
The World Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ripon. It was registered in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The World Trust reported income of £70k and spending of £70k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £33k to £70k (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 World Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The People Show Limited (£70k), Oxhill Youth Centre (£70k) and The Allhallows Museum of Honiton (£70k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote, improve, develop and maintain, public education in, and appreciation of, music and the arts, and to promote any charitable purpose throughout the world. The main project is Ripon International Festival.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The People Show Limited | London | £70k |
| Oxhill Youth Centre | Co. Durham | £70k |
| The Allhallows Museum of Honiton | Honiton | £70k |
| Wells University of the Third Age | Somerset | £70k |