The Rougham Estate Trust

Analysis

The Rougham Estate Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Rougham Estate Trust reported income of £347k and spending of £119k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £249k to £347k (+39%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 32% 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 Rougham Estate Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brigantia Creative Ltd (£346k), Bungay Arts and Theatre Society (£347k) and Crying Out Loud (£346k).