The Mark Leonard Trust

Analysis

The Mark Leonard Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, 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 April 2025, The Mark Leonard Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Mark Leonard Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ol Pejeta Conservancy UK (£1.3m), Conservation International UK (£1.3m) and Samlesbury Hall Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77% and investments 20%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £144k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.