Coin Street Centre Trust

Analysis

Coin Street Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02095752). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Coin Street Centre Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £247k to £1.2m (+400%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Coin Street Centre Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bury Metropolitan Arts Association (£1.2m), The Pilgrim Trust (£1.2m) and Carolina Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55%, donations and legacies 38% and trading 6.1%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £753k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.