Kew Community Trust

Analysis

Kew Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in July 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01736623). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kew Community Trust reported income of £399k and spending of £381k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £222k to £399k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Kew Community Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The ROSL Foundation (£399k), The Lace Guild CIO (£400k) and Sampad (South Asian Arts Development) (£399k).