The Judge's Lodging Trust Limited
Analysis
The Judge's Lodging Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Presteigne. It was registered in May 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 03266526). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Judge's Lodging Trust Limited reported income of £103k and spending of £105k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £163k to £103k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Judge's Lodging Trust Limited sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ashdown Forest Foundation (£103k), British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (£103k) and The Comedy Trust (£103k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity operates The Judge's Lodging Museum, a restored Victorian courthouse and accommodation for visiting judges. It also houses a substantial local history collection. It exists to interpret and preserve these, actively collects related objects and has a range of educational services, displays and events to support them. It also runs the town's Tourist Information Centre.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Ashdown Forest Foundation | East Sussex | £103k |
| British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies | Northampton | £103k |
| The Comedy Trust | Liverpool | £103k |
| The Chopin Society | London | £103k |