The Courtyard Trust

Analysis

The Courtyard Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in January 1998, 28 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 03342581). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Courtyard Trust reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.7m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Courtyard Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Holburne Museum (£3.7m), Northease Manor School Ltd (£3.7m) and Culture Coventry (£3.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, trading 30% and donations and legacies 17%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £712k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 85 people.