The Pound Arts Trust Limited

Analysis

The Pound Arts Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Corsham. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04789736). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Pound Arts Trust Limited reported income of £545k and spending of £616k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £375k to £545k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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 Pound Arts Trust Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgian Theatre (Richmond) Trust Ltd (£544k), The African People's Historical Monument Foundation (Black Cultural Archives) Limited (£545k) and The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Limited (£544k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 62%, charitable activities 34% and donations and legacies 4.4%. Charitable activities took 40% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 11 people.

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