The Sylvia Crathorne Memorial Trust
Analysis
The Sylvia Crathorne Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in October 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 March 2025, The Sylvia Crathorne Memorial Trust reported income of £119k and spending of £113k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17k to £119k (+595%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 556%. Over the whole period it spent 169% 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, The Sylvia Crathorne Memorial Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joseph Rufino Cordeiro Foundation (£119k), The C. and J. B. Morrell Trust (£119k) and The Pink Singers (£119k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY MAINTAINING AND PRESERVING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION THE BUILDING KNOWN AS THE GEORGIAN THEATRE ROYAL AT RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE AND BY ENSURING THAT FIRST CLASS DRAMATIC OPERATIC MUSICAL AND OTHER ARTISTIC WORKS CONTINUE TO BE PRESENTED AND EXHIBITED THEREAT AND THAT OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUE TO BE GIVEN THERE TO THE PUBLIC OF HEARING AND STUDYING SUCH WORKS.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Rufino Cordeiro Foundation | London | £119k |
| The C. and J. B. Morrell Trust | York | £119k |
| The Pink Singers | Surrey | £119k |
| The Sir Barry Jackson County Fund | Birmingham | £119k |