Wilmington Trust
Analysis
Wilmington Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 1990, 36 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Wilmington Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £49k, spending 393% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £6,405 to £12k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 277% 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, Wilmington Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South London Singers (£12k), The Lenthall Concert Society (£12k) and Stroud Symphony Orchestra (£12k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To distribute both income and capital to such charities or for such charitable purposes as the trustees think fit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| South London Singers | London | £12k |
| The Lenthall Concert Society | Burford | £12k |
| Stroud Symphony Orchestra | Stroud | £12k |
| The Llanilar Community Development Association | Aberystwyth | £12k |