THE ANVIL TRUST LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To run The Anvil (concert hall) ,The Haymarket (theatre) and The Forge (studio) to provide cultural live performance events for Basingstoke, Hampshire and surrounding areas as well as a year-round programme of participatory and educational work for all communities.
Latest income
£6.9m
Expenditure
£7.3m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £2.0m | £1.6m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £3.9m | £3.9m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £6.1m | £6.0m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £6.4m | £6.5m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £6.9m | £7.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £632k |
| Charitable activities | £6.2m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £105k |
| Total income | £6.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.2m |
| Raising funds | £145k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £14k |
| Total expenditure | £7.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.9m |
| Total funds | £2.1m |
| — restricted | £237k |
| — unrestricted | £1.9m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £2.1m |
| Cash | £1.5m |
People
| Employees | 151 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.