The Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust

Analysis

The Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £487k, spending 2315% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1,142 to £21k (+1744%), an average of +107% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 1763%. Over the whole period it spent 1328% 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 Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breinton Recital Society (£21k), Gainsborough and District Heritage Association (£21k) and Wingham Village Hall (£21k).

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.