The Aston Martin Heritage Trust

Analysis

The Aston Martin Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wallingford. It was registered in April 2019, 7 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Aston Martin Heritage Trust reported income of £347k and spending of £342k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £275k to £347k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Aston Martin Heritage Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The English Place-Name Society (£347k), LCR Pride Foundation (£347k) and KDS Foundation (£347k).