The Roundhouse Trust

Analysis

The Roundhouse Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 03572184). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Roundhouse Trust reported income of £16.6m and spending of £18.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8.1m to £16.6m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Roundhouse Trust sits at the 100th 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 Royal Ballet School (£16.6m), The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (£16.7m) and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (£16.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 48%, trading 43%, donations and legacies 6.5% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 326 people.