The Francis W Reckitt Arts Trust

Analysis

The Francis W Reckitt Arts Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in October 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Francis W Reckitt Arts Trust reported income of £131k and spending of £149k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £110k to £131k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 134% 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 Francis W Reckitt Arts Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Agatha Christie Festival Limited (£131k), Fairbeats Music (£131k) and Senhouse Museum Trust (£131k).

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.