Pope's Grotto Preservation Trust

Analysis

Pope's Grotto Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Twickenham. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides other finance, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Pope's Grotto Preservation Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £19k to £16k (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 523%. Over the whole period it spent 124% 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, Pope's Grotto Preservation Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Frodsham and District Choral Society (£16k), Finstall First School Parents' Association (£16k) and Burtle Village Hall (£16k).