Richard Shuttleworth Trustees

Analysis

Richard Shuttleworth Trustees is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02712981). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Richard Shuttleworth Trustees reported income of £6.8m and spending of £6.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £5.4m to £6.8m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Richard Shuttleworth Trustees sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Remembrance Trust (£6.8m), Forum for the Future (£6.9m) and Keep Wales Tidy (£6.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 39%, trading 32%, charitable activities 22% and donations and legacies 7.1%. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 42%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.