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Sherborne Classic Cars CIO

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1172969SomersetGrant-making and general purposes
Income£53k2025-12-31
Spending£57ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause72nd pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2017CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Sherborne Classic Cars CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sherborne Classic Cars CIO reported income of £53k and spending of £57k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,500 to £53k (+3413%), an average of +144% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 4233%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Sherborne Classic Cars CIO sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The P B Dumbell Charitable Trust (£53k), The I.t.s. Family Foundation (£53k) and Pakistan Community Centre (£53k).

Income and spending

£0£18k£35k£52k£70k2021 Income: £1,5002021 Spending: £020212022 Income: £65,0002022 Spending: £60,00020222023 Income: £55,0002023 Spending: £55,00020232024 Income: £70,0002024 Spending: £65,04320242025 Income: £52,7002025 Spending: £57,2502025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The charity owns Sherborne Classic and Supercars Limited that runs annually a classic and supercar show to raise funds for local and national charities. The event is held at Sherborne Castle Dorset DT5 9NR.

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The P B Dumbell Charitable TrustShropshire£53k
The I.t.s. Family FoundationNorthwood£53k
Pakistan Community CentreDerby£53k
The Plowright Charitable TrustPeterborough£53k