Whitstable Improvement Trust

Analysis

Whitstable Improvement Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whitstable. It was registered in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02555142). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Whitstable Improvement Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £13k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £23k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Whitstable Improvement Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Coggeshall Scout Group (£23k), Eglwyswrw Young Farmers' Club (£23k) and Campaign to Protect Rural Essex (£23k).