The Barron Bell Trust and Additional Fund

Analysis

The Barron Bell Trust and Additional Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in October 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2026, The Barron Bell Trust and Additional Fund reported income of £31k and spending of £5,290, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £29k to £31k (+5.6%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 57% 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 Barron Bell Trust and Additional Fund sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Putney Choral Society (£31k), Parc and Dare Band (£31k) and Ackworth Community Library (£31k).