GREEN MAN TRUST LTD

Name

GREEN MAN TRUST LTD

Legal name

Green Man Trust Ltd

Website

https://greenmantrust.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Community Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Community arts programs
• Charitable foundation
• Music festival charity
• Community development
• Creative training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Wales

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization relies on donations from supporters, community donations, and fundraising activities to support its charitable programs. The trust has raised over £2.4M for projects since 2014.
2. Patronage Program: Green Man Trust operates a patron program where patrons receive exclusive benefits including priority booking, backstage access, and special events in exchange for their support.
3. Institutional Grants and Funding: The organization receives funding from institutional sources including Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council England, National Lottery Community Fund, and various charitable trusts and foundations.
4. Partnership with Green Man Festival: Green Man Trust works in partnership with the Green Man Festival, directing festival resources, free pitches, tickets, and services to support community initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GREEN MAN TRUST LTD operates as the year-round charitable arm of the Green Man Festival, delivering community-focused charitable programs across four pillars: Community Action, Arts Development, Training, and Science & Climate. The charity provides free, grant-funded services to communities, artists, and local beneficiaries in Wales, funded through donations, grants, and patronage rather than commercial sales.

Product overview

Green Man Trust is a registered UK charity (no. 1156453) that serves as the year-round charitable arm of Green Man Festival. Rather than a unified technology product, the organization operates a portfolio of charitable programmes across four main pillars: Community Action (addressing inequality through grants and local support), Arts Development (Music, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts programmes supporting emerging Welsh artists), Training (placements for young people, refugees, and asylum seekers), and Science & Climate engagement (Einstein's Garden and the new Pandemonium programme). These programmes work together to transform lives through creativity, opportunity, and community support in Wales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Einstein's Garden: Science engagement program at Green Man festival, revolutionising science engagement through installations, experiments, talks and workshops.
• Pandemonium
• Green Man Rising
• Future Generations

Products and services

• Community Action Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,256+ people supported since 2014
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• FACTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissioned visual arts work with FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology). Part of the Visual Arts programme's network of expert mentors and guest speakers.
• FormacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissioned visual arts work with Forma. Contributing to the residency programme as a mentor network partner.
• QUADcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissioned visual arts work with QUAD (Centre for Contemporary Art, Derby). Peter Bonnell from QUAD serves as a mentor in the residency programme.
• g39coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissioned work with g39 Cardiff. Welsh visual arts organization contributing to the commission touring programme.
• Southwark Park GalleriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-commissioned work with Southwark Park Galleries in London.
• Articulture WalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey partner in performing arts development. Co-commissioned Osian Meilir's Qwerin production and involved in Welsh outdoor arts sector support.
• Outdoor Arts UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network partner for outdoor arts development. Part of the international exchange network connecting Welsh artists with UK and international markets.
• ISACScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational performing arts network. Partner in Four Nations Bursary Project and international exchange programme.
• Surge FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlasgow-based festival partner in Four Nations Bursary Project, enabling emerging artists to tour across Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
• FiraTàrregamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational arts organization in Catalonia. Partner in international exchange network for Welsh artists.
• CircuscentrummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian circus arts organization. Partner in international exchange network.
• Wellcome TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading biomedical research funder. Partner in Science & Climate engagement programmes.
• Cardiff UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership across training and science engagement. In 2025, partnered on Pandemonium programme launch in Einstein's Garden, presenting engaging talks and amplifying research to diverse audiences.
• University of OxfordmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Science & Climate engagement programmes through Einstein's Garden.
• University of CambridgemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Science & Climate engagement programmes through Einstein's Garden.
• Met OfficemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK's national weather service. Partner in Science & Climate engagement programmes.
• Tenovus Cancer CaremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWelsh cancer charity. Partner in Science & Climate engagement programmes.
• Joseph Rowntree FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent social change charity. Partner in Science & Climate engagement, particularly around social justice topics.
• Cardiff UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining programme partner. Offers career-making intensive learning experiences and placements for students.
• University of South WalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining programme partner offering placements in various professional areas.
• The Salvation ArmycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining programme partner providing placements and support for vulnerable individuals.
• Merthyr CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFurther education partner providing vocational training placements.
• Oasis CardiffcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity support organization. Partnership for refugee and asylum seeker training project, supporting integration in Wales.
• Sain (Recordiau) CyfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWelsh record label. Grassroots music tastemaker partner for Welsh music programming on Settlement and Hudol Stages.
• Libertino RecordscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWelsh independent record label. Music tastemaker partner for Welsh music programming.
• Clwb Ifor BachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIconic Cardiff music venue. Music tastemaker partner for Welsh music programming.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Voluntary Arts: UK charity promoting participation in creative and cultural activities across communities. Comparable as a participation-focused arts charity amplifying community-led creative engagement, similar to Green Man Trust's arts development and community action work.
• Help Musicians UK: UK charity supporting emerging and professional musicians through grants, creative development, and welfare support. Comparable as a music-focused charitable funder backing Welsh and UK emerging artists, mirroring Green Man Trust's Music Development Programme and Green Man Rising competition.
• Paul Hamlyn Foundation: One of the UK's largest independent grantmaking foundations focused on the arts, social justice, and education. Comparable as a UK-based, non-corporate grantmaking foundation supporting arts development and community opportunity.
• Hay Festival Foundation: Charitable arm of a major UK literary festival running education, community, and creative participation programmes. Closest structural analogue: a festival-linked UK charity that channels festival brand and audiences into year-round community, education, and cultural engagement activity.
• Roundhouse: UK creative charity supporting young creatives through performance, training, and broadcast programmes. Highly comparable model of year-round charitable activity aimed at developing emerging creative talent and engaging underserved young people, with shared training and arts-development mission.
• Esmée Fairbairn Foundation: Independent UK grantmaking foundation supporting arts, children and young people, the environment, and social change. Comparable as a UK grantmaking foundation funding arts, training, and community activity across multiple pillars.
• Battersea Arts Centre: Charitable arts venue running artist development, commissioning, and community participation programmes across the UK. Comparable as a multi-pillar arts charity combining emerging-artist support, community engagement, and a flagship venue/event platform.

Broad incumbents

• Arts Council of Wales: Welsh Government's principal arts funding body distributing public grants across Wales. Functions as the trust's primary public-sector funder and is comparable as a Wales-wide arts grantmaking organisation, though at much larger scale and broader remit.
• Wellcome Trust: One of the world's largest charitable foundations funding biomedical research and science engagement. Already a strategic partner to Green Man Trust through Pandemonium/Einstein's Garden; comparable as the science-engagement programme co-funder, though at vastly larger scale.

Regional players

• Chapter Arts Centre: Major Cardiff-based arts centre running exhibition, performance, and community programmes. Comparable as a Welsh-focused arts charity delivering year-round creative development and community engagement activity, though based outside Powys and operating a venue rather than a festival.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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