The Monmouth Savoy Trust

Analysis

The Monmouth Savoy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Monmouth. It was registered in June 2010, 16 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 07240416). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Monmouth Savoy Trust reported income of £556k and spending of £524k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £188k to £556k (+195%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Monmouth Savoy Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High House Production Park Limited (£555k), Frinton Summer Theatre (£557k) and Rural Arts North Yorkshire (£555k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%, trading 20%, donations and legacies 1.6% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.8%. Reserves of £488k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.