The St James the Less Preservation Trust

Analysis

The St James the Less Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Peak. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05042903). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The St James the Less Preservation Trust reported income of £59k and spending of £61k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £54k to £59k (+9.3%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The St James the Less Preservation Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tonbridge Philharmonic Society (£59k), The Common Humanity Arts Trust (£59k) and Congleton Players Amateur Theatre Club (£59k).