Lichfield Waterworks Trust
Analysis
Lichfield Waterworks Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in March 2015, 11 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 provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Lichfield Waterworks Trust reported income of £48k and spending of £14k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £48k (+281%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 60% 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, Lichfield Waterworks Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Haverhill and District Operatic Society (£48k), Rhum and Clay Theatre Company Ltd (£48k) and The Lower Beeding Association (£48k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote and preserve for the benefit of the public the Grade2* listed nineteenth century Sandfields Pumping Station and unique 1873 Cornish Beam Engine, Chesterfield Road, Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Haverhill and District Operatic Society | Suffolk | £48k |
| Rhum and Clay Theatre Company Ltd | London | £48k |
| The Lower Beeding Association | Horsham | £48k |
| Great Dunmow and District Young Farmers Club | Chelmsford | £48k |