The William Walton Trust

Analysis

The William Walton Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Italy. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The William Walton Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £59k, spending 225% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £49k to £26k (-46%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 263%. Over the whole period it spent 157% 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 William Walton Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Loughton Amateur Dramatic Society (£26k), Hackney Festival Chorus (£26k) and The Armstrong Hall, Thornbury (£26k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.