Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust
Analysis
Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2000, 26 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 03466597). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust reported income of £430k and spending of £375k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £339k to £430k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citrus Arts (£429k), Lyme Regis Philpot Museum Trust Limited (£430k) and Stan's Cafe Theatre (£429k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Company's objects are for the benfit of any charitable purpose which promotes the arts and the education of the public in the arts in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and surrounding Boroughs as the Trustees may from time to time determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Citrus Arts | Mid Glamorgan | £429k |
| Lyme Regis Philpot Museum Trust Limited | Lyme Regis | £430k |
| Stan's Cafe Theatre | Birmingham | £429k |
| Engaged Events UK Limited | London | £430k |