The Nostell Trust

Analysis

The Nostell Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 1987, 39 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Nostell Trust reported income of £156k and spending of £122k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £23k to £156k (+589%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 290%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Nostell Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pawlett Sports and Playing Field Association 1997 (£155k), Benn Partnership Centre (£156k) and Thamesmead Arts and Culture Office (£155k).