The Paignton Picture House Trust

Analysis

The Paignton Picture House Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in July 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 08725788). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Paignton Picture House Trust reported income of £724k and spending of £84k, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.6m to £724k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 2832%. Over the whole period it spent 9.6% 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 Paignton Picture House Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forced Entertainment Limited (£724k), The Ampersand Foundation (£724k) and Hereford Cider Museum Trust (£723k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 252 months of spending at that rate.