Comouk Trust

Analysis

Comouk Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in October 2002, 24 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 04429814). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Comouk Trust reported income of £654k and spending of £596k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £678k to £654k (-3.6%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Comouk Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kew Bridge Engines Trust and Water Supply Museum Limited (£650k), Tree Sisters (£660k) and Hammersmith Community Gardens Association (£646k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 36%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £227k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.