Ruskin Mill Land Trust

Analysis

Ruskin Mill Land Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stroud. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ruskin Mill Land Trust reported income of £7.5m and spending of £5.9m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £7.5m (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ruskin Mill Land Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Metanoia Institute (£7.5m), St Catherine's School, Twickenham (£7.5m) and Newfriars College (£7.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 45%, charitable activities 42% and donations and legacies 10%. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £22.7m would cover about 44 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.