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Mountain Heritage Trust

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1083219CumbriaEnvironment and conservation
Income£31k2025-12-31
Spending£35ksame year
Spent / received110%5-year average
Size in its cause65th pctEnvironment and conservation
Registered2000Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Mountain Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03950830). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mountain Heritage Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £35k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £66k to £31k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mountain Heritage 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 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Gregson Trust (£31k), Friends of Ilkley Moor (£32k) and South Heighton Village Hall (£31k).

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.

Income and spending

£0£21k£41k£62k£82k2021 Income: £65,5282021 Spending: £51,15920212022 Income: £37,4452022 Spending: £37,19820222023 Income: £35,5082023 Spending: £61,43320232024 Income: £73,5982024 Spending: £82,24520242025 Income: £31,4792025 Spending: £35,4212025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Advancement for the public benefit of education and training through knowledge and understanding about the history, heritage, skills and safe conduct of climbing, hill walking and mountaineering and the environments in which these activities take place.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The John Gregson TrustLondon£31k
Friends of Ilkley MoorWest Yorkshire£32k
South Heighton Village HallNewhaven£31k
Win on WasteDorset£32k