Shoreditch Town Hall Trust

Analysis

Shoreditch Town Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03539597). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shoreditch Town Hall Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.0m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £789k to £1.5m (+85%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 60%. 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, Shoreditch Town Hall Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation For Future London (£1.5m), The Titsey Foundation CIO (£1.5m) and National Centre for Writing (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 45%, charitable activities 40% and trading 15%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £439k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.