Chiswick House and Gardens Trust

Analysis

Chiswick House and Gardens 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 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 05171882). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chiswick House and Gardens Trust reported income of £3.2m and spending of £2.1m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £3.2m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Chiswick House and Gardens Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Society of Biology (£3.2m), The Mary Rose Trust (£3.2m) and Thames21 Limited (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, trading 26%, charitable activities 18% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6,460. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £208k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.