The Murray Downland Trust

Analysis

The Murray Downland Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02873432). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Murray Downland Trust reported income of £66k and spending of £43k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £66k (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 675%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Murray Downland Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scarborough District Scout Council (£66k), The Melbourne Gardens Charity Capital Trust (£66k) and The John and Ruth Howard Charitable Trust (£65k).