The Butler Memorial Trust

Analysis

The Butler Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerton. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Butler Memorial Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £8,349, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,486 to £18k (+306%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 467%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Butler Memorial Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's Burwell Preservation Trust (£18k), Friends of St Margaret's Church Ditchling (£18k) and Keekle Community Park (£18k).