The Catholic Sacred Arts Trust

Analysis

The Catholic Sacred Arts Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12278366). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Catholic Sacred Arts Trust reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.0m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Catholic Sacred Arts Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Islamic Foundation (£3.0m), Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri Muslim Community of Birmingham (£3.0m) and The Evangelical Alliance (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 98% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 6.4% of spending and raising funds 92%. Grants to other organisations totalled £21k. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.