Pembroke Castle Trust

Analysis

Pembroke Castle Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pembrokeshire. It was registered in January 1969, 57 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 trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Pembroke Castle Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to January 2025, income grew from £397k to £1.5m (+275%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Pembroke Castle Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Sutton Coldfield Community Town Hall Trust (£1.5m), The Inland Waterways Association (£1.5m) and Acosta Dance Foundation Ltd (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50%, trading 42%, donations and legacies 6.5% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 17% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £990k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.