The Carshalton Water Tower and Historic Garden Trust

Analysis

The Carshalton Water Tower and Historic Garden Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carshalton. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04175186). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Carshalton Water Tower and Historic Garden Trust reported income of £42k and spending of £48k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £47k to £42k (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Carshalton Water Tower and Historic Garden Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pocklington District Heritage Trust (£42k), Fieldfenn Trust (£42k) and The Twyford Waterworks Trust (£42k).