Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust

Analysis

Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in May 1993, 33 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 makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust reported income of £112k and spending of £85k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £123k to £112k (-8.7%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northamptonshire Historic Churches Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tunbridge Wells and Eridge Railway Preservation Society Limited (£112k), The Friends of Malvern Priory (£112k) and Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association (£112k).