Rosehill Arts Trust Limited
Analysis
Rosehill Arts Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitehaven. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00630615). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Rosehill Arts Trust Limited reported income of £989k and spending of £1.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £729k to £989k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 122%. 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, Rosehill Arts Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sandhurst Trust (£988k), Gabrieli (£994k) and Marlborough Theatre Productions Ltd (£987k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and charitable activities 11%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. It employed 16 people.
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 87%
- Charitable activities 11%
- Investments 0.0%
- Other 2.1%
In the charity's own words
The Trust presents a wide range of artistic productions that are of educational and cultural value to the community. It manages and maintains appropriate premises at Rosehill and seeks to involve the local community by encouraging the use of its premises and facilities as a resource for performances and other activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sandhurst Trust | Surrey | £988k |
| Gabrieli | London | £994k |
| Marlborough Theatre Productions Ltd | Brighton | £987k |
| Opera Rara | London | £996k |