Rambert Trust Limited

Analysis

Rambert Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 99 Upper Ground. It was registered in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00483573). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rambert Trust Limited reported income of £5.1m and spending of £5.3m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.8m to £5.1m (+5.8%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Rambert Trust Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Compton Verney House Charity (£5.1m), SS Great Britain Trust (£5.1m) and British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (£4.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53% and charitable activities 40%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £8.8m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate.

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.