The Greensand Trust

Analysis

The Greensand Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03702419). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Greensand Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.0m (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Greensand Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Emerson College Trust Limited (£1.9m), Chess in Schools and Communities (£2.0m) and The Global Returns Project Limited (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52%, trading 43% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £271k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.