Vintage Carriages Trust

Analysis

Vintage Carriages Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keighley. It was registered in May 2014, 12 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Vintage Carriages Trust reported income of £227k and spending of £130k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £145k to £227k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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, Vintage Carriages Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Llanelly House Trust Ltd (£227k), Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Limited (£227k) and Castle Park Arts Centre Limited (£227k).