The Handel House Trust Limited

Analysis

The Handel House Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 02653428). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Handel House Trust Limited reported income of £982k and spending of £1.8m, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £789k to £982k (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Handel House Trust Limited 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 Pegasus Opera Company Limited (£982k), The Dickens House and the Dickens House Fund (£982k) and The Crescent Theatre Limited (£981k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 44%, charitable activities 27%, trading 6.5% and investments 5.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £190k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £75k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.