The Bulldog Trust Limited

Analysis

The Bulldog Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2008, 18 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 06510777). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Bulldog Trust Limited reported income of £1.0m and spending of £1.3m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £2.6m to £1.0m (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Bulldog Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freshwater Biological Association (£1.0m), Bristol Folk House (£1.0m) and Colchester Arts Centre (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 82%, investments 12%, charitable activities 4.8% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 32% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £48k. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.