Pasold Research Fund Limited

Analysis

Pasold Research Fund Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in June 1964, 62 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00796266). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Pasold Research Fund Limited reported income of £81k and spending of £55k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £43k to £81k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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, Pasold Research Fund Limited sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Nations Community Centre (£81k), Retford Little Theatre (£81k) and The Sussex Guild (£81k).