The Castle House Trust

Analysis

The Castle House Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09345671). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Castle House Trust reported income of £585k and spending of £272k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Castle House Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Needham Research Institute (£583k), National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies 2003 (£586k) and Mosaic Rooms (£583k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 20%, investments 7.9% and donations and legacies 2.2%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 108 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.