Cartoon Art Trust Limited

Analysis

Cartoon Art Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02290200). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Cartoon Art Trust Limited reported income of £389k and spending of £360k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £342k to £389k (+14%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Cartoon Art Trust Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foxfield Light Railway Society Limited (£389k), The Guildford Institute (£389k) and Bath Arts Workshop Limited (£389k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.