Trebah Garden Trust

Analysis

Trebah Garden Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Falmouth. It was registered in August 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02461558). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Trebah Garden Trust reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.6m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £1.2m to £3.0m (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Trebah Garden Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Limited (£3.0m), Freshwater Habitats Trust (£3.0m) and Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 58%, charitable activities 34%, donations and legacies 5.4% and investments 3.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 34% of spending and raising funds 65%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.