The David Vaisey Trust

Analysis

The David Vaisey Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The David Vaisey Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £21k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £10k to £21k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 David Vaisey Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earls Barton Music (£21k), Doncaster Choral Society (£21k) and East Cottingwith Village Hall (£21k).