Keltek Trust
Analysis
Keltek Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Corsham. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Keltek Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £24k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £23k (-9.0%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 181% 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, Keltek Trust 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 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrogate Hospital Radio Society (£23k), Warrington Male Voice Choir (£23k) and The Chichester Festival for Music, Dance and Speech Festival Association (£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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1) To promote the re-use of surplus or redundant church bells.2) Giving of grants for the provision of bells or bell restoration.3) To promote research into the sound of church bells and the methods emploed in retuning.4) The provision of funding of ringing centres for the training of bell-ringers.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Harrogate Hospital Radio Society | North Yorkshire | £23k |
| Warrington Male Voice Choir | Warrington | £23k |
| The Chichester Festival for Music, Dance and Speech Festival Association | West Sussex | £23k |
| George Goetchius & Donald Howarth Society of Friends Awards | London | £23k |