Saffron Walden Arts Trust
Analysis
Saffron Walden Arts Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in June 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Saffron Walden Arts Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £19k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,234 to £12k (+186%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Saffron Walden Arts Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ipswich Film Society (£12k), The Wheel Training Company (£12k) and Franco-British Society (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Saffron Walden Arts Trust shall be to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, and the encouragement of the Arts, including the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Saffron Walden and the surrounding area, and the provision in the interests of social welfare of facilities for those people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Ipswich Film Society | Ipswich | £12k |
| The Wheel Training Company | Plymouth | £12k |
| Franco-British Society | London | £12k |
| The Sitwell Singers | Derbyshire | £12k |