Wiltshire Victoria County History Trust CIO

Analysis

Wiltshire Victoria County History Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford-On-Avon. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Wiltshire Victoria County History Trust CIO reported income of £14k and spending of £31k, spending 229% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income fell from £25k to £14k (-44%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 131% 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, Wiltshire Victoria County History Trust CIO sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lee Choral Society (£14k), Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival (£14k) and Great Whittington Village Hall (£14k).