The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust

Analysis

The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pershore. It was registered in December 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust reported income of £187k and spending of £88k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £44k to £187k (+328%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 429%. Over the whole period it spent 158% 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 British Motorcycle Charitable Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chapel Arts Studios (£187k), Rhyl Steam Preservation Trust (£187k) and Somerset Art Works (£187k).