The Worshipful Company of Turners Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Worshipful Company of Turners Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Worshipful Company of Turners Charitable Trust reported income of £185k and spending of £98k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £65k to £185k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 Worshipful Company of Turners Charitable Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wansford Road CIO (£185k), Acton Play Projects and Leisure Events ( A. P. P. L. .e ) (£185k) and St Mary's Arts Trust Limited (£185k).