Collections Trust

Analysis

Collections Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in July 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01300565). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Collections Trust reported income of £535k and spending of £480k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £360k to £535k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Collections Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The London Welsh Centre Trust (£535k), The Frederick Ashton Foundation (£535k) and Creative Youth (£534k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £254k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.