Stroud Community Land Trust

Analysis

Stroud Community Land Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in June 2001, 25 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 04123342). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Stroud Community Land Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £5,064, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1,735 to £13k (+631%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Stroud Community Land Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bourne Society (£13k), The Seawall Trust (£13k) and The Steyning Society (£13k).