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Castle Studies Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1148165LondonEducation and training
Income£53k2026-04-05
Spending£41ksame year
Spent / received78%5-year average
Size in its cause67th pctEducation and training
Registered2012Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Castle Studies Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Castle Studies Trust reported income of £53k and spending of £41k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £34k to £53k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Castle Studies Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westbere Pre-School (£53k), St Anselm's College Edmund Rice Trust (£53k) and Rotherham District Scouts (£53k).

Income and spending

£0£14k£28k£42k£56k2022 Income: £34,4232022 Spending: £28,46220222023 Income: £34,4232023 Spending: £28,46220232024 Income: £38,8622024 Spending: £33,70920242025 Income: £55,6682025 Spending: £36,90920252026 Income: £53,0632026 Spending: £41,3182026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Castle Studies Trust is a UK based charity founded in July 2012 with the aim of increasing knowledge of castles in the UK and abroad.

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