Carleton Grange Trust

Analysis

Carleton Grange Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05200812). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Carleton Grange Trust reported income of £194k and spending of £198k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £130k to £194k (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Carleton Grange Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derek Williams Trust (£193k), Tonic Theatre CIO (£194k) and Metroland Culture Limited (£193k).

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.