The Crispin Hall Trust

Analysis

The Crispin Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Street. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and recreation, 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 provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Crispin Hall Trust reported income of £179k and spending of £237k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £254k to £179k (-30%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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 Crispin Hall Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Loft Theatre Company (£179k), Devon Arts in Schools Initiative (£179k) and Reveley Lodge Trust (£179k).