The Sulgrave Manor Trust

Analysis

The Sulgrave Manor Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02627034). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sulgrave Manor Trust reported income of £460k and spending of £342k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £340k to £460k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Sulgrave Manor Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Museum of Military Medicine Trust (£460k), Burnley Youth Theatre (£460k) and The Paper Birds Theatre Company (£458k).