Insole Court Trust/Ymddiriedolaeth CWRT Insole

Analysis

Insole Court Trust/Ymddiriedolaeth CWRT Insole is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07705519). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Insole Court Trust/Ymddiriedolaeth CWRT Insole reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £347k to £1.1m (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Insole Court Trust/Ymddiriedolaeth CWRT Insole sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gwent Ballet Theatre Limited (£1.1m), Garston Adventure Playground (£1.1m) and Gilbert Trust for the Arts (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 76%, donations and legacies 20% and charitable activities 2.5%. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 56%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.