Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust
Analysis
Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grimsby. It was registered in April 2012, 14 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 07990488). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust reported income of £372k and spending of £518k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £372k (+2861%), an average of +133% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 438%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Great Grimsby Ice Factory 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 Maiden Lane Community Centre Ltd (£371k), The Museum of Music History (£372k) and Matt's Gallery Limited (£371k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust is a Building Preservation Trust that in the past has worked on finding a sustainable new use for the Grimsby Ice Factory, a Grade II* listed Victorian industrial building on Grimsby Docks. Currently the Trust is engaged in delivering the Peterson's Project, bringing back into use two buildings in the Kasbah Conservation Area of Grimsby Docks.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Maiden Lane Community Centre Ltd | London | £371k |
| The Museum of Music History | Reading | £372k |
| Matt's Gallery Limited | London | £371k |
| The James & Shirley Sherwood Foundation | London | £372k |