The British Engineerium Trust Limited

Analysis

The British Engineerium Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 01486986). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The British Engineerium Trust Limited reported income of £248k and spending of £241k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £37k to £248k (+561%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 118% 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 British Engineerium Trust Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Castleford Heritage Trust (£247k), The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust (£248k) and Bedford Players Trust (£247k).