The Duckworth Worcestershire Trust

Analysis

The Duckworth Worcestershire Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in March 1999, 27 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 company (Companies House number 03568095). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Duckworth Worcestershire Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £121k, spending 821% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £256k to £15k (-94%), an average of -51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income dropped by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 174% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Duckworth Worcestershire Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mendip Society (£15k), The Thatcham (Old Bluecoat School) Charity (£15k) and Brixham Battery Heritage Centre Group (£15k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.