The Caister Castle Trust

Analysis

The Caister Castle Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Melton Mowbray. It was registered in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Caister Castle Trust reported income of £718k and spending of £720k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £661k to £718k (+8.6%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Caister Castle Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hertfordshire Agricultural Society (£711k), The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (£720k) and Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust (£709k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 57%, charitable activities 26% and donations and legacies 12%. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 44 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.