Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust

Analysis

Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitchurch. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 02506000). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust reported income of £272k and spending of £346k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £410k to £272k (-34%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fermynwoods Contemporary Art Limited (£271k), The Friends of Leighton House (£272k) and The Material World Foundation Limited (£271k).