The Kestle Barton Trust

Analysis

The Kestle Barton Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Helston. It was registered in April 2014, 12 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 trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Kestle Barton Trust reported income of £113k and spending of £96k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £107k to £113k (+5.5%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Kestle Barton Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Exmouth Players (£113k), New London Music Association (£113k) and Alsager Institute (£113k).