Northamptonshire Gardens Trust

Analysis

Northamptonshire Gardens Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ecton. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02946630). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Northamptonshire Gardens Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £8,487, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,713 to £12k (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Northamptonshire Gardens Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Hallam and District Ploughing and Hedgecutting Association (£12k), The Friends of Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery (£12k) and Suffolk Aviation Heritage Group (£12k).