Walpole Old Chapel Trust

Analysis

Walpole Old Chapel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Walpole Old Chapel Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £10k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £7,936 to £19k (+142%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Walpole Old Chapel Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The St Asaph Choral Society (£19k), Sacred Heart School Parent Teacher Association (£19k) and Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra (£19k).