Ombersley Conservation Trust

Analysis

Ombersley Conservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. It was registered in August 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ombersley Conservation Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £484k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £491k to £2.0m (+307%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ombersley Conservation Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avon Needs Trees (£2.0m), Earthpercent (£2.0m) and Chess in Schools and Communities (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, charitable activities 37% and investments 4.6%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 29%. Grants to other organisations totalled £41k. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 70 months of spending at that rate.