Stanley Picker Trust
Analysis
Stanley Picker Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and 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 individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Stanley Picker Trust reported income of £162k and spending of £409k, spending 252% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £177k to £162k (-8.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 267% 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, Stanley Picker Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Choral Society (£162k), Armitt Library and Museum Centre (£162k) and The Memorial of the Second Air Division United States Army Air Force (£162k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provision of annual awards of fellowships in fine art and design at Kingston University; provision of other prizes for study of painting and sculpture; provision of donations to other educational charities in the fields of fine art and performing arts; and provision of educational scholarships in those fields. Maintaining the Picker House and art collection and providing public access to them.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bristol Choral Society | Bristol | £162k |
| Armitt Library and Museum Centre | Ambleside | £162k |
| The Memorial of the Second Air Division United States Army Air Force | Norwich | £162k |
| Tangle | Swindon | £162k |