The Medusa Trust

Analysis

The Medusa Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in January 2010, 16 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Medusa Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £24k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £29k to £19k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 66% 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 Medusa Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dukeries Community Workshop (£19k), Harleston Choral Society (£19k) and The Phoenix Players (Portsmouth) (£19k).