Painswick Rococo Garden Trust

Analysis

Painswick Rococo Garden Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stroud. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05321203). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Painswick Rococo Garden Trust reported income of £947k and spending of £697k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £520k to £947k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Painswick Rococo Garden Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Ely Cathedral CIO (£941k), Foundation for Jewish Heritage (£951k) and Cambridgeshire Acre (£936k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60% and donations and legacies 35%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £171k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £301k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.