Arthur Ransome Trust

Analysis

Arthur Ransome Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Broughton-In-Furness. It was registered in June 2010, 16 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 trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Arthur Ransome Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £16k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £160k to £14k (-91%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 34% 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, Arthur Ransome Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cratfield Village Hall (£14k), Wattlesborough Village Hall Institute (£14k) and Kimble Stewart Hall Charity (£14k).