The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust

Analysis

The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £133k, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £70k to £1.6m (+2116%), an average of +117% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 436%. Over the whole period it spent 19% 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 South Asian Decorative Arts and Crafts Collection Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arnolfini Gallery CIO (£1.6m), Benslow Music Trust (£1.6m) and Arcola Theatre Production Company (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and investments 7.9%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 334 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.