Abney Park Trust
Analysis
Abney Park Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02634036). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Abney Park Trust reported income of £86k and spending of £70k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £68k to £86k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Abney Park Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Contemporary Glass Society (£86k), The Painswick Centre (£86k) and The Guggenheim UK Charitable Trust (£86k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The conservation and management of Abney Park (a 32acre memorial park, heritage chapel & woodland nature reserve) for environmental and arts education, skills training courses, museum/archive services, & cultural events. Projects include restoration of the Abney Park Chapel, arboretum, and memorials, and a new classroom and children's garden. Based in Stoke Newington, Hackney, London N16.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Glass Society | Northamptonshire | £86k |
| The Painswick Centre | Gloucestershire | £86k |
| The Guggenheim UK Charitable Trust | South Gloucestershire | £86k |
| Cumbria Opera Group | Kendal | £86k |