Blackford Reading Room Trust

Analysis

Blackford Reading Room Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Blackford Reading Room Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £14k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,737 to £19k (+979%), an average of +81% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 546%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Blackford Reading Room Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Martley Village Memorial Hall (£19k), Cross Street Arts (£19k) and Richmondshire Subscription Concerts (£19k).