Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust

Analysis

Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in July 2019, 7 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £32k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £44k to £30k (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Sturminster Newton Heritage Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sevenoaks Players (£30k), Battling Brook Parent Teacher Friends Association (£30k) and The Farnham (Building Preservation) Trust Limited (£30k).