Victoria County History of Essex Trust

Analysis

Victoria County History of Essex Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in June 1994, 32 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. It says it provides human resources, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Victoria County History of Essex Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £40k, spending 280% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £26k to £14k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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, Victoria County History of Essex Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mongolian Community Organisation (£14k), Hindu Youth Association (£14k) and Ketteringham Village Hall (£14k).

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.