The Audrey Muriel Stratford Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Audrey Muriel Stratford Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in King's Lynn. It was registered in March 1995, 31 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Audrey Muriel Stratford Charitable Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.8m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £1.6m (-7.1%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Audrey Muriel Stratford Charitable 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Julies Bicycle (£1.6m), Malvern Hills Conservators (£1.6m) and The David Clarke Railway Trust (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 96% and investments 4.1%. Charitable activities took 2.7% of spending and raising funds 96%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33k. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.