The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust

Analysis

The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 1995, 31 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 02983847). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Coastal Forces Heritage Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £41k, spending 229% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £75k to £18k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 310%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Coastal Forces Heritage Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kensington Philharmonic Orchestral Society (£18k), Sale Nomads Theatre Club (£18k) and Arts Cabinet (£18k).

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.