The Foxton Inclined Plane Trust

Analysis

The Foxton Inclined Plane Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Market Harborough. It was registered in November 1982, 44 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 company (Companies House number 01654756). It says it provides human resources, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Foxton Inclined Plane Trust reported income of £48k and spending of £77k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £48k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 137% 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 Foxton Inclined Plane Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pirrie Hall and Recreation Ground (£48k), Walberton Village Hall (£48k) and Warwickshire County Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (£48k).

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.