The Arabesque Trust
Analysis
The Arabesque Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending July 2025, The Arabesque Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £21k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £16k to £20k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Arabesque Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope for African Communities U.k (£20k), The Dawn Christadelphian Committee for West Africa (£20k) and Springs of Life International Christian Centre (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the education of the public in the knowledge and appreciation of the arts and music and in particular but not exclusively the music of blind composers and blind pipe organists born in the UK through the provision of grants and in such a manner as the trustees shall in their absolute ciscretion determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hope for African Communities U.k | Essex | £20k |
| The Dawn Christadelphian Committee for West Africa | Norwich | £20k |
| Springs of Life International Christian Centre | Nottingham | £20k |
| Love Sierra Leone | Oxford | £20k |