Burnley Civic Trust

Analysis

Burnley Civic Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Burnley Civic Trust reported income of £143k and spending of £5,779, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £107 to £143k (+133939%), an average of +505% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 5807%. Over the whole period it spent 6.1% 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, Burnley Civic Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aston Manor Road Transport Museum Limited (£143k), Dean Forest Railway Society (£143k) and Market Harborough Drama Society (£143k).