The Cuddigan Oliver Trust

Analysis

The Cuddigan Oliver Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Aldeburgh. It was registered in October 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Cuddigan Oliver Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £6,315, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £14k to £15k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 826%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Cuddigan Oliver Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dover Choral Society (£15k), Taunton Choral Society (£15k) and Bathampton Village Hall (£15k).