Southdown Omnibus Trust

Analysis

Southdown Omnibus Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Southdown Omnibus Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £63k, spending 210% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,176 to £30k (+1272%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 2435%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southdown Omnibus Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Camberwell Society (£30k), The Firefighters Memorial Trust (£30k) and The Friends of Jesmond Dene (£30k).