Sandy Hill Studios Trust CIO

Analysis

Sandy Hill Studios Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, 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 March 2025, Sandy Hill Studios Trust CIO reported income of £96k and spending of £88k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £96k (+541%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Sandy Hill Studios Trust CIO sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thames Philharmonic Choir (£96k), Crawley Youth and Community Centre (£96k) and Finchley Children's Music Group (£96k).