luton cultural services trust

The charity supports the general public. Luton Cultural Services Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Luton and operates in Luton.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Luton Culture comprises arts, community centres, libraries and museums. Our facilities received over 1.45 million visits. Core library and museum services and arts development activities are provided free of charge with most events and performances subsidised.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Luton

Financial Information

Latest Income

£3,581,388

Latest Expenditure

£3,765,159

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 85.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 80.8%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 20.8%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,126,322

Charitable Activities £633,754

Other Trading £817,357

Investments £3,955

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,044,007

Raising Funds £721,152

Governance £63,680

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2025	£3,581,388	£3,765,159	£3,044,007	£5,191,074	£0	45 / 141
2024	£3,016,262	£3,542,398	£2,948,238	£5,117,845	£0	44 / 75
2023	£2,832,085	£4,303,572	£3,727,762	£5,815,363	£0	45 / 76
2022	£3,991,787	£3,635,935	£3,213,313	-£698,291	£5,814,909	38 / 1429
2021	£4,541,137	£3,314,318	£2,979,760	-£3,858,284	£0	50 / 15