The Darwin Gardens Trust

Analysis

The Darwin Gardens Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilkley. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Darwin Gardens Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £4,315, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £10k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Darwin Gardens Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baobab Charity (£10k), Edenventures (£10k) and The Crondall Society (£10k).