The Coultershaw Trust

Analysis

The Coultershaw Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petworth. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04440464). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Coultershaw Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £12k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £37k to £19k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Coultershaw Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Long Sutton Church (£19k), Blakeney Harbour Association (£19k) and The Conservation Foundation (£19k).