Fulham Palace Trust

Analysis

Fulham Palace Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07464167). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fulham Palace Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.0m (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Fulham Palace Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wandsworth Music (£2.0m), The Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society Limited (£2.0m) and West Wickham Common and Spring Park Wood (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 64%, donations and legacies 25%, charitable activities 11% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.