Kirklands (Menston) Trust

Analysis

Kirklands (Menston) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Menston. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kirklands (Menston) Trust reported income of £159k and spending of £144k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £140k to £159k (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, Kirklands (Menston) Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Farmland Museum (£159k), Noah's Ark Pre-School (Billericay) (£159k) and Budleigh Music Festival (£159k).