Guiting Manor Amenity Trust

Analysis

Guiting Manor Amenity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Guiting Manor Amenity Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £1.1m (-22%), an average of -12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, Guiting Manor Amenity 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open City (£1.1m), Nottingham Music Service (£1.1m) and Nene Valley Railway (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 92% and donations and legacies 6.1%. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.