The Godinton House Preservation Trust

Analysis

The Godinton House Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Godinton House Preservation Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.6m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.3m (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Godinton House Preservation Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chancery Lane Project (£1.3m), Samlesbury Hall Trust (£1.3m) and Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, investments 28% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £16.9m would cover about 129 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.