The Sheffield General Cemetery Trust

Analysis

The Sheffield General Cemetery Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in April 2004, 22 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 04997593). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sheffield General Cemetery Trust reported income of £155k and spending of £161k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £85k to £155k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Sheffield General Cemetery Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kempton Great Engines Trust Limited (£154k), Schumacher Society (£156k) and Friends of Jerusalem Botanical Gardens (£154k).