The Ramsbury Manor Foundation

Analysis

The Ramsbury Manor Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10874451). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Ramsbury Manor Foundation reported income of £5.4m and spending of £4.4m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £5.3m to £5.4m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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 Ramsbury Manor Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Marine Conservation Society (£5.3m), The Guildhall Trust (£5.4m) and The Oxford Playhouse Trust (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £223.2m would cover about 577 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.