Victor Batte Lay Foundation

Analysis

Victor Batte Lay Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07706484). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Victor Batte Lay Foundation reported income of £23k and spending of £26k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £161k to £23k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income dropped by 61%. 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, Victor Batte Lay Foundation sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centro Galego de Londres Social and Cultural Charity (£23k), Adderbury Concerts Trust (£23k) and Swap'ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera) (£23k).

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.