Looe Development Trust

Analysis

Looe Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04314538). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Looe Development Trust reported income of £73k and spending of £65k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £120k to £73k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Looe Development Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St George Community Association Ltd (£72k), Maidstone East District Scout Council (£73k) and Dowdeswell Conservation Limited (£72k).