The Benacre Estates Charity

Analysis

The Benacre Estates Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. 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 company (Companies House number 03410388). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Benacre Estates Charity reported income of £16k and spending of £8,835, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Benacre Estates Charity sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Henley Society (£16k), Bushey Manor Field (£16k) and The Friends of Chiltern Open-Air Museum (£16k).