The Alfred Gillett Trust

Analysis

The Alfred Gillett Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Street. It was registered in February 2016, 10 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Alfred Gillett Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £930k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.3m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 329%. Over the whole period it spent 32% 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 Alfred Gillett Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Modern Electric Tramways Limited (£2.3m), South London Fine Art Gallery and Library (£2.3m) and South Hill Park Trust Limited (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71%, charitable activities 19% and investments 10%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 9.2%. Reserves of £22k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.