The Project Genesis Trust

Analysis

The Project Genesis Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2026, The Project Genesis Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £53k, spending 399% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income fell from £91k to £13k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 84%. 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 Project Genesis Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Astrological Lodge of London (£13k), Askam Town Silver Band (£13k) and The Old Barn Orchestral Society (£13k).

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.