Tairona Heritage Trust

Analysis

Tairona Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Glamorgan. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Tairona Heritage Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £45k, spending 250% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £60k to £18k (-70%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, Tairona Heritage Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Sikh Heritage Centre and Holocaust Museum (£18k), Opus Xv1 Chamber Choir (£18k) and London Chamber Music Society Limited (£18k).