Clingan's Trust

Analysis

Clingan's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, 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 December 2024, Clingan's Trust reported income of £89k and spending of £108k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £80k to £89k (+11%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Clingan's Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Haslemere Players (£88k), Voice of the Listener & Viewer (£89k) and Tetbury Area Youth & Community Trust (£88k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.