The Diss Corn Hall Trust

Analysis

The Diss Corn Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Diss. 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 06964297). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Diss Corn Hall Trust reported income of £704k and spending of £638k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £338k to £704k (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Diss Corn Hall Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cardiff Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Mardi Gras (£698k), Blackburn Empire Theatre Ltd (£706k) and Regents Opera Ltd (£696k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, trading 24% and donations and legacies 3.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £136k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.