The Nightingale Trust

Analysis

The Nightingale Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sittingbourne. It was registered in April 1967, 59 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. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Nightingale Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £4,779, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £6,419 to £16k (+144%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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, The Nightingale Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newtown Llantwit Communal Facilities Association (£16k), Colyton Theatre Group (£16k) and Enterprise Arts Trust (£16k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.