Weston Park Foundation

Analysis

Weston Park Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shifnal. It was registered in December 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 02076097). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Weston Park Foundation reported income of £3.5m and spending of £4.0m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £3.5m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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, Weston Park Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hackney Empire Limited (£3.4m), Booker Prize Foundation (£3.5m) and Haynes Motor Museum Ltd (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 73%, investments 17% and charitable activities 10.0%. Charitable activities took 42% of spending and raising funds 57%. It employed 77 people.

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.