The Cornwall Heritage Trust Limited

Analysis

The Cornwall Heritage Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in April 1985, 41 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 company (Companies House number 01901905). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Cornwall Heritage Trust Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £159k to £1.2m (+642%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 86%. 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 Cornwall Heritage Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include English Touring Theatre Limited (£1.2m), National Youth Arts Wales (£1.2m) and Blackwood Arts Centre (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, charitable activities 9.3%, investments 4.9% and trading 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £75k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 17%. Grants to other organisations totalled £12k. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 28 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.