The Guy and Elinor Meynell Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Guy and Elinor Meynell Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, 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 April 2025, The Guy and Elinor Meynell Charitable Trust reported income of £373k and spending of £103k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £855k to £373k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 504%. 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 Guy and Elinor Meynell Charitable Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heckington and District Agricultural Society (£373k), Liverpool Irish Centre (£374k) and Heads Together Productions Limited (£372k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust seeks to promote the education of the public in the understanding and appreciation of the arts by the provision of grants and donations to such charitable organisations as the trustees think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Heckington and District Agricultural Society | Lincolnshire | £373k |
| Liverpool Irish Centre | Liverpool | £374k |
| Heads Together Productions Limited | West Yorkshire | £372k |
| Firing Line Ltd | Cardiff | £374k |