The Maxfield Nature Conservation Trust
Analysis
The Maxfield Nature Conservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Maxfield Nature Conservation Trust reported income of £88k and spending of £82k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £60k to £88k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Maxfield Nature Conservation Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include London Environmental Health Practitioners (£88k), West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust Ltd (£88k) and Estate Charity of Lady Leveson's or the Foxley Charity (£88k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote and conserve the physical and natural environment by protecting, creating and restoring bio diversity in the upper reaches of the river Brede Valley and elsewhere for the benefit of the public education and to support the study of ecology and conservation.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| London Environmental Health Practitioners | London | £88k |
| West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust Ltd | Somerset | £88k |
| Estate Charity of Lady Leveson's or the Foxley Charity | Oxford | £88k |
| Petersfield Climate Action Network (Pecan) | Hampshire | £88k |