Harris (Belmont) Charity

Analysis

Harris (Belmont) Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in October 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 08208048). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Harris (Belmont) Charity reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.6m (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Harris (Belmont) Charity sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Saturday Club Trust (£1.6m), Association of Independent Museums (£1.6m) and The Anti-Apartheid Legacy Trust (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 51%, investments 40% and charitable activities 7.0%. Charitable activities took 55% of spending and raising funds 41%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.