The Cobbe Collection Trust

Analysis

The Cobbe Collection Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bramley. It was registered in March 1997, 29 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 03328555). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cobbe Collection Trust reported income of £115k and spending of £181k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £84k to £115k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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 Cobbe Collection Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bala Lake Railway Trust (£115k), The Brass in Concert Championship (£115k) and Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre (£115k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.