The Poltimore House Trust

Analysis

The Poltimore House Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in March 2000, 26 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 03914029). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Poltimore House Trust reported income of £118k and spending of £91k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £52k to £118k (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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 Poltimore House 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 London Youth Opera (£118k), Deptford X Ltd (£118k) and Moore Arts:millom (£118k).