The Village Alive Trust

Analysis

The Village Alive Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 05148543). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Village Alive Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £15k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £1,566 to £11k (+616%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 411%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Village Alive Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bampton Exhibition Foundation (£11k), The Friends of St Mary's and St John's Whitchurch (£11k) and Aitchison-Tait Trust (£11k).