The Pilton Barn Trust

Analysis

The Pilton Barn Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Glastonbury. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Pilton Barn Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £1,809, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,488 to £13k (+268%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Pilton Barn Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Holt Town Trust (£13k), The Robert Black Memorial Fund (£13k) and Stacksteads Countryside Park Group (£13k).