Coldharbour Mill Trust Limited

Analysis

Coldharbour Mill Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cullompton. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06389577). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Coldharbour Mill Trust Limited reported income of £582k and spending of £300k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £284k to £582k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Coldharbour Mill Trust Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Ives School of Art (£582k), Mosaic Rooms (£583k) and Theatrical Educational Services Limited (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, investments 8.6% and charitable activities 8.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £260k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.8%. It employed 3 people.