Warham Village Trust

Analysis

Warham Village Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wells-Next-The-Sea. It was registered in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Warham Village Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £12k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Warham Village Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Blackden Trust (£12k), Leeds Vocal Movement (£12k) and Bonvilston Reading Room (£12k).

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.