The Margaret and Netlam Bigg Trust Fund
Analysis
The Margaret and Netlam Bigg Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in September 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2026, The Margaret and Netlam Bigg Trust Fund reported income of £30k and spending of £31k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £25k to £30k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 Margaret and Netlam Bigg Trust Fund sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include De Caversmill Theatre Company (£30k), Sussex Chorus (£30k) and Amici Cantate (£30k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion of a festival of the arts within the area of Stroud District Council and other events. To develop public interest in and knowledge of drama in the Church. Visual and dramatic arts, music poetry and ballet and to increase public appreciation of good design in architecture, in industrial products and in crafts and craftmanship and in general to advance education in the arts and artisti
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| De Caversmill Theatre Company | Stoke-On-Trent | £30k |
| Sussex Chorus | Haywards Heath | £30k |
| Amici Cantate | Cambridge | £30k |
| Sevington Victorian School | Chippenham | £30k |