The Drake Trust

Analysis

The Drake Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1992, 34 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Drake Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £18k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £7,448 to £14k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 150% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Drake Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society (£14k), Macc Wild Network Trust (£14k) and Pembrey Conservation Trust (£14k).