The Burton Constable Foundation

Analysis

The Burton Constable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in March 1992, 34 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 02614135). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Burton Constable Foundation reported income of £938k and spending of £1.3m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £572k to £938k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 128% 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 Burton Constable Foundation 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sands School (£936k), Mill Arts Centre Trust (£938k) and The National Federation of Music Societies (£936k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 36%, trading 35%, charitable activities 19% and donations and legacies 4.6%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £10.3m would cover about 92 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.

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.