The Mertoun Gardens Trust

Analysis

The Mertoun Gardens Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05747404). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mertoun Gardens Trust reported income of £111k and spending of £167k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £104k to £111k (+6.9%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Mertoun Gardens Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harwich Society (£111k), Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association (£112k) and Unstead Nature Community Group (£111k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.