The Wellington Trust

Analysis

The Wellington Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05343257). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Wellington Trust reported income of £364k and spending of £459k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £558k to £364k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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 Wellington Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bricks (£363k), 2faced Dance Company Limited (£364k) and Yorkshire Young Musicians (£363k).

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.