Compton Verney House Charity

Analysis

Compton Verney House Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwick. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13754286). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Compton Verney House Charity reported income of £5.1m and spending of £4.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £3.9m to £5.1m (+29%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Compton Verney House Charity sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (£4.9m), Rambert Trust Limited (£5.1m) and The Saatchi Gallery, London (£4.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60%, charitable activities 20%, trading 19% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 42%. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 113 people.