The Hall for Cornwall Trust

Analysis

The Hall for Cornwall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Truro. It was registered in February 1996, 30 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 03101443). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hall for Cornwall Trust reported income of £10.5m and spending of £10.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.6m to £10.5m (+9.8%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Hall for Cornwall Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust (£10.4m), Aneurin Leisure Trust (£10.6m) and Leeds Culture Trust (£10.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, trading 13% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 132 people.