St Bartholomew's Heritage

Analysis

St Bartholomew's Heritage is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 10097955). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, St Bartholomew's Heritage reported income of £5.7m and spending of £548k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £396k to £5.7m (+1349%), an average of +95% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 29% 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, St Bartholomew's Heritage 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kings Theatre Trust Limited (£5.7m), Worthing Theatres & Museum (£5.8m) and Royal Television Society (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £322k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.