The Machynlleth Tabernacle Trust

Analysis

The Machynlleth Tabernacle Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Machynlleth. It was registered in April 1986, 40 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 company (Companies House number 01999409). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Machynlleth Tabernacle Trust reported income of £379k and spending of £398k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £352k to £379k (+7.6%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Machynlleth Tabernacle Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liverpool Learning Partnership Ltd (£379k), Eso (2006) Limited (£379k) and New Routes Integration (£378k).

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.