Rockingham Forest Trust
Analysis
Rockingham Forest Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wellingborough. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03114783). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Rockingham Forest Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £967k to £1.6m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rockingham Forest Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Britten Sinfonia Ltd (£1.6m), Stockport Plaza Trust Limited (£1.6m) and The Maltings (Berwick) Trust (£1.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 68%, charitable activities 26% and donations and legacies 4.8%. Charitable activities took 43% of spending and raising funds 56%. Reserves of £180k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 4.8%
- Charitable activities 26%
- Trading 68%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 0.6%
In the charity's own words
Management of Stanwick Lakes Country Park in Northamptonshire, a social enterprise, and SSSI siteEducational and heritage programmes for schools and communities linked with our environmental conservation and heritage work.Health and well-being activities which reach out to those at disadvantage who most benefit from contact with the natural world
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Britten Sinfonia Ltd | Cambridgeshire | £1.6m |
| Stockport Plaza Trust Limited | Stockport | £1.6m |
| The Maltings (Berwick) Trust | Berwick-Upon-Tweed | £1.6m |
| The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies | London | £1.6m |