John Moores Painting Prize Trust

Analysis

John Moores Painting Prize Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in The Plaza. It was registered in February 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, John Moores Painting Prize Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £86k, spending 276% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £97k to £31k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 140% 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, John Moores Painting Prize Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Bach Choir (£31k), Whitley Bay Young Peoples Centre Limited (£31k) and Haverhill Silver Band (£31k).

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.