The Courtauld Memorial Hall

Analysis

The Courtauld Memorial Hall is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in May 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Courtauld Memorial Hall reported income of £27k and spending of £9,803, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £47k to £27k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Courtauld Memorial Hall sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Petersfield Orchestra (£27k), Forest of Dean Brass (£27k) and Yorkshire Main Community Centre (£27k).