The Spiller Trust

Analysis

The Spiller Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in October 2012, 14 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. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Spiller Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £28k, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £17k to £15k (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 197% 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 Spiller Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brentwood's Orchestras for Young Musicians (£15k), Bristol Male Voice Choir (£15k) and Polish Stage Company in UK (£15k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.