The Creative Dimension Trust

Analysis

The Creative Dimension Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in April 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 services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Creative Dimension Trust reported income of £272k and spending of £173k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £97k to £272k (+182%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Creative Dimension Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ansar Youth Project (£272k), Samling Institute for Young Artists (£273k) and Artsreach (£272k).