Lauderdale House Trust

Analysis

Lauderdale House Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Argyle Street London. It was registered in August 1995, 31 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. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lauderdale House Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £57k, spending 186% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £54k to £31k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 509%. Over the whole period it spent 170% 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, Lauderdale House Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwold Arts Festival (£31k), Evergreens Miniature Railway (£31k) and Street Orchestra Ltd (£31k).

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.