The Bliss Trust

Analysis

The Bliss Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Bliss Trust reported income of £36k and spending of £70k, spending 197% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £19k to £36k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 140% 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 Bliss Trust sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Meon Village Hall (£36k), Hythe and Dibden Community Association (£36k) and The Dore Male Voice Choir (£36k).

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.