The Tappenden Charity

Analysis

The Tappenden Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in April 2009, 17 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 05892698). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2026, The Tappenden Charity reported income of £190k and spending of £169k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income fell from £190k to £190k (-0.0%), an average of +-0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Tappenden Charity 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 The Patrick Heron Trust (£189k), The Harding Trust (£190k) and Woodbridge Tide Mill Charitable Trust (£189k).