The Thistle Trust

Analysis

The Thistle Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penryn. It was registered in March 2002, 24 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 04383182). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2024, The Thistle Trust reported income of £28k and spending of £383k, spending 1348% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2024, income grew from £17k to £28k (+71%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 820% 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 Thistle Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Glamorgan Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (£28k), Woodstock Music Society (£28k) and Friends of Bowes PTA (£28k).

Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.