Sadler's Wells Trust Limited

Analysis

Sadler's Wells 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 education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01488786). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sadler's Wells Trust Limited reported income of £43.3m and spending of £37.8m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15.6m to £43.3m (+178%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Sadler's Wells Trust Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Edward's School (£41.1m), Glyndebourne Productions Limited (£43.4m) and Cotswold Archaeology Ltd (£39.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 53%, donations and legacies 33%, trading 8.9% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 384 people.