Awen Cultural Trust

Analysis

Awen Cultural Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgend. It was registered in May 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 company (Companies House number 09610991). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Awen Cultural Trust reported income of £7.1m and spending of £7.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £7.1m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Awen Cultural Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Court Liverpool Ltd (£7.1m), Almeida Theatre Company Limited (£7.1m) and Wiltshire Creative (£7.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 85%, charitable activities 14% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 130 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.