Creative Land Trust

Analysis

Creative Land Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11367824). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Creative Land Trust reported income of £950k and spending of £790k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £977k to £950k (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Creative Land Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Youth Music Theatre Ltd (£950k), Royal Artillery Institution Limited (£951k) and Altrincham Garrick Society Limited (£949k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, donations and legacies 26% and investments 3.9%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £421k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.