The British Art Medal Trust

Analysis

The British Art Medal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Art Medal Trust reported income of £39k and spending of £33k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £39k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Art Medal Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whale Wise (£39k), The Box Foundation (£39k) and Steel Pan Trust (£39k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.