Alfred Williams Charitable Trust

Analysis

Alfred Williams Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stowmarket. It was registered in February 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, 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, Alfred Williams Charitable Trust reported income of £99k and spending of £173k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £77k to £99k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 131% 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, Alfred Williams Charitable Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evesham and District U3a (£99k), The Friends of St Mary's Perivale (£99k) and Ashington Community Centre Trust (£99k).

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.