St Hugh's Foundation for the Arts

Analysis

St Hugh's Foundation for the Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, St Hugh's Foundation for the Arts reported income of £28k and spending of £31k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £19k to £28k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, St Hugh's Foundation for the Arts sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hastleon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (£28k), Airedale Symphony Orchestra (£28k) and Aston and Cote Community Trust (£28k).