The Nisbet Trust

Analysis

The Nisbet Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Nisbet Trust reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.9m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £3.0m (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Nisbet Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Minack Theatre Trust CIO (£3.0m), Pallant House Gallery (£3.0m) and Ucheldre Centre (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.8m. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.