Bearsted Woodland Trust

Analysis

Bearsted Woodland Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Bearsted Woodland Trust reported income of £38k and spending of £17k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £20k to £38k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bearsted Woodland Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burton on Trent Unit 61 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£38k), The Purton Charitable Trust (£38k) and Ashurstwood Junior Football Club (£38k).