THE KOESTLER TRUST

About THE KOESTLER TRUST

THE KOESTLER TRUST is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1105759). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Verified" rating with a CharityScore of 83/100 — a well-rated and transparent charity that meets strong governance standards. This indicates a reliable charity with strong fundamentals across most of our assessment criteria. In its most recent reporting year (2025), THE KOESTLER TRUST reported a total income of £964,272 and total expenditure of £961,751, a spending ratio of 100% which is broadly in line with its income. According to the Charity Commission register, THE KOESTLER TRUST describes its activities as follows: The Koestler Trust is the UK's leading charity for arts in prisons. Through awards, feedback, mentoring, outreach and involvement, it plays a unique national role in encouraging offenders, secure psychiatric patients and immigration detainees to take part in the arts, often transforming their lives. The Trust then brings prison arts to the public through exhibitions, publications and events. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for THE KOESTLER TRUST. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Latest spending ratio: 99.7% of income spent on charitable work