Strauss Charitable Trust
Analysis
Strauss Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Towcester. It was registered in July 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 2026, Strauss Charitable Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £43k, spending 217% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £21k to £20k (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Strauss Charitable Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crosby Gilbert and Sullivan Society (£20k), Gwynedd (Caernarfon) Federation of Women's Institutes (£20k) and Tree Register of the British Isles (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
For the promotion of public interest in the fine arts or for such other charitable purposes as the Trustees see fit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Crosby Gilbert and Sullivan Society | Liverpool | £20k |
| Gwynedd (Caernarfon) Federation of Women's Institutes | Gwynedd | £20k |
| Tree Register of the British Isles | Hertfordshire | £20k |
| The Sussex Theatre Organ Trust | Broadstone | £20k |