The Piece Hall Trust

Analysis

The Piece Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halifax. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08906735). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Piece Hall Trust reported income of £5.2m and spending of £4.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £5.2m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Piece Hall Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (£5.2m), Jroots Limited (£5.2m) and SS Great Britain Trust (£5.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 58%, charitable activities 34% and donations and legacies 8.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 63 people.