Borlase Smart John Wells Trust Limited

Analysis

Borlase Smart John Wells Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05400279). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Borlase Smart John Wells Trust Limited reported income of £404k and spending of £183k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £560k to £404k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 49% 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, Borlase Smart John Wells Trust Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Streetly Association (£403k), Art Gene Limited (£404k) and Sainsbury Centre Endowment Fund (£403k).