The Wigmore Hall Trust

Analysis

The Wigmore Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02754525). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Wigmore Hall Trust reported income of £11.5m and spending of £10.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £8.6m to £11.5m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Wigmore Hall Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of the Royal Academy (£11.4m), Hampstead Heath (£11.5m) and Newport Live (£11.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, charitable activities 41% and trading 14%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.1m. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 4.2%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 118 people.