Petherton Arts Trust Limited

Analysis

Petherton Arts Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Petherton. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02438900). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Petherton Arts Trust Limited reported income of £153k and spending of £150k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £140k to £153k (+9.1%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Petherton Arts Trust Limited 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 St Newlyn East Village Hall (£153k), Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre (£153k) and Nantgarw China Works Trust (£153k).