Business Enterprise Heritage Trust
Analysis
Business Enterprise Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Business Enterprise Heritage Trust reported income of £67k and spending of £19k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £58k to £67k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Business Enterprise Heritage Trust sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 17th Colchester Sea Scout Group (£67k), The Guide Association North Yorkshire South (£67k) and The Apprenticing and Relief in Need Charities (£67k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity maintains a library of approximately 40,000 volumes to support research into the history of business enterprise. It has purchased a leasehold business unit at the Grove Technology Park, Wantage, and this is being fitted out as a research library and study centre. Once the books have all been moved into the library the facility will be opened to the public.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 17th Colchester Sea Scout Group | Colchester | £67k |
| The Guide Association North Yorkshire South | York | £67k |
| The Apprenticing and Relief in Need Charities | Warwick | £67k |
| Hauxton Preschool | Cambridge | £67k |