Gloucester Culture Trust

Analysis

Gloucester Culture Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in March 2018, 8 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gloucester Culture Trust reported income of £502k and spending of £302k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £493k to £502k (+1.7%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Gloucester Culture Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Kiln Museum CIO (£500k), Autotelic Foundation (£502k) and York Civic Trust (£500k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and charitable activities 15%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £106k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.