John Feeney Charitable Trust
Analysis
John Feeney Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stourbridge. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, John Feeney Charitable Trust reported income of £90k and spending of £115k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £74k to £90k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, John Feeney Charitable Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UK-St Helena Heritage Trust (£90k), Tydd St Giles Community Centre and Recreation Ground (£90k) and Clwyd County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (£90k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
In or near the City of Birmingham - the promotion and cultivation of the arts, heritage and open spaces by giving grants to public charities and to Feeney Fellows
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| UK-St Helena Heritage Trust | London | £90k |
| Tydd St Giles Community Centre and Recreation Ground | Cambridgeshire | £90k |
| Clwyd County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs | Sir Ddinbych | £90k |
| The Royal Welsh Regimental Museum Trust | Powys | £90k |