The Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund

Analysis

The Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund reported income of £350k and spending of £795k, spending 227% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £261k to £350k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 220% 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 Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cubitt Artists Limited (£350k), The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture (£350k) and The People's Mosquito Limited (£350k).

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.