Seend Trust

Analysis

Seend Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in February 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Seend Trust reported income of £48k and spending of £14k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17k to £48k (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 40% 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, Seend Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tamil Arts & Culture School (Tacs Wales) (£48k), Wreningham Village Hall (£48k) and Tarvin Community Centre (£48k).