Herbert William Mawer Trust

Analysis

Herbert William Mawer Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thirsk. It was registered in January 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science 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 December 2025, Herbert William Mawer Trust reported income of £69k and spending of £115k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £66k to £69k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 150% 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, Herbert William Mawer Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellite Community Association (£69k), Cogenhoe & Whiston Parish Council sole trustee of Cogenhoe & Whiston Village Hall & Playing Fields (£69k) and West Glamorgan Youth Theatre Company CIO (£69k).

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.