The William Dean Countryside and Educational Trust

Analysis

The William Dean Countryside and Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in March 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The William Dean Countryside and Educational Trust reported income of £90k and spending of £123k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £80k to £90k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The William Dean Countryside and Educational Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jordan Trust (£90k), Sustainable Charlbury (£91k) and Cibus Foundation Limited (£90k).