The Boxted and Hartest Institute

Analysis

The Boxted and Hartest Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Boxted and Hartest Institute reported income of £62k and spending of £52k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £16k to £62k (+284%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 320%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Boxted and Hartest Institute sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hearth Centre (Horsley) Ltd (£62k), Mingham Modern Chinese Language School (£62k) and XTND - Improving Futures (£62k).