The British Society of Master Glass Painters Charitable Trust

Analysis

The British Society of Master Glass Painters Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Society of Master Glass Painters Charitable Trust reported income of £98k and spending of £88k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £45k to £98k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 2719%. Over the whole period it spent 16% 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 British Society of Master Glass Painters Charitable Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Crediton Arts Centre (£98k), The Langtree Parish Hall Fund (£98k) and Colwall Orchard Trust (£98k).