The Atkinson Development Trust

Analysis

The Atkinson Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Atkinson Development Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £15k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,841 to £17k (+492%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Atkinson Development Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greyladyes Arts Foundation (£17k), Brent Singers (£17k) and Castleford Male Voice Choir (£17k).