The Betty Trask Foundation

Analysis

The Betty Trask Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Betty Trask Foundation reported income of £23k and spending of £61k, spending 268% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £23k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 281% 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 Betty Trask Foundation sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunton Bassett Village Hall (£23k), Saltdean Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£23k) and South West Airfields Heritage Ltd (£23k).

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.