Northwood House Charitable Trust Company Limited

Analysis

Northwood House Charitable Trust Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cowes. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08025757). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Northwood House Charitable Trust Company Limited reported income of £719k and spending of £672k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £362k to £719k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Northwood House Charitable Trust Company Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Parndon Community Association (£717k), Kinetika People (£721k) and Camden People's Theatre (£715k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59%, trading 19%, donations and legacies 5.4% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £414k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.