The Cranedale Educational Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Cranedale Educational Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malton. It was registered in July 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 04240017). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Cranedale Educational Charitable Trust reported income of £986k and spending of £897k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £448k to £986k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Cranedale Educational Charitable Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ymddiriedolaeth Clough Williams-Ellis Foundation (£974k), Exmoor Zoological & Conservation Centre (£987k) and Berkeley Castle Charitable Trust (£969k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £125k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.