TCT Impact report Cheltenham Trust Impact Report_WEB - 22nd June ver | Page 2

Who we are
The Cheltenham Trust is an independent registered
charity responsible for Cheltenham’s £300 million iconic
cultural and leisure sites, including listed buildings.
Established in 2014, the Trust engages audiences through
the arts, heritage, performance, tourism, sport, and play
and wellbeing opportunities. 
Our historic and contemporary facilities across the
town include: The Wilson - Gloucestershire’s premier
Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham Town Hall,
Pittville Pump Room, Leisure at Cheltenham and the
Prince of Wales Stadium.
Our teams provide outreach services across sport,
play and arts development offering learning
opportunities for all. We also run the town’s Tourist
Information services.
Our turnover in 2015/16 was £5.6 million: 10% publicly
funded, with the remainder generated through
commercial activity and fundraising.
The money that we generate is solely directed at
improving and developing the public offer. There are
no shareholders or investors. As a charity, we create
surpluses not profit, so that we can reinvest in and
develop our venues, creating activity for public benefit.
Trust highlights to date
750,000 visits to the
VisitCheltenham website Over 450,000 tourists
supported visiting the town
Over £950k of external
funding secured for projects
and capital developments Over 930,000 customers
engaged with annually
and growing
Over 31,000 volunteer hours
to date
Accessible Swimming
2.5m participants across
activities with 25% year on
year growth
18,061 school children given
learning opportunities through
wide-ranging programmes
Leisure at Cheltenham has been
working with a day centre in Prestbury
to provide weekly swimming sessions
for around 15 people of all ages with
learning disabilities. The Trust secured
a £55,000 grant from Gloucestershire
County Council to improve disabled
facilities. The Trust also provides
35,000 free swims annually for
children. A Swim Local grant of £335k,
funded by Sport England, will allow
us to further improve facilities and
broaden our reach.