Puppet Place Trust Ltd

Analysis

Puppet Place Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02853493). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Puppet Place Trust Ltd reported income of £62k and spending of £56k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £72k to £62k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Puppet Place Trust Ltd sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Awa Dance (£62k), New Visuality (£62k) and Haydn Festival Trust (£62k).