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O J Colman - Charitable Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 245564LondonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£21k2025-04-05
Spending£21ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause51st pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1968Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

O J Colman - Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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 April 2025, O J Colman - Charitable Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £21k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £16k to £21k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. 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, O J Colman - Charitable Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hurworth Village Hall (£21k), River Village Hall (£21k) and Catsfield Village Hall (£21k).

Income and spending

£0£5,291£11k£16k£21k2021 Income: £15,9602021 Spending: £14,87820212022 Income: £16,8962022 Spending: £15,95020222023 Income: £19,3892023 Spending: £15,21620232024 Income: £20,1912024 Spending: £20,92420242025 Income: £21,1172025 Spending: £21,1622025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

The policy of Trustees is to make grants to other registered charities, with special emphasis on grants to education, health, the arts and specific churches.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Hurworth Village HallDarlington£21k
River Village HallDover£21k
Catsfield Village HallEast Sussex£21k
Creative Partnerships BeaconsfieldBucks£21k