Aberglasney Restoration Trust

Analysis

Aberglasney Restoration Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carmarthenshire. It was registered in February 1995, 31 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 02928618). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Aberglasney Restoration Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £771k to £1.1m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Aberglasney Restoration Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Railway Paths Limited (£1.1m), The Cowdray Heritage Trust (£1.2m) and Cambridge Past, Present & Future (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 46%, charitable activities 35%, investments 8.7% and donations and legacies 6.3%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 34 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.