Eskdale Mill & Heritage Trust
Analysis
Eskdale Mill & Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05743618). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Eskdale Mill & Heritage Trust reported income of £59k and spending of £53k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £93k to £59k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Eskdale Mill & Heritage Trust sits at the 73rd 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 Marine Research and Conservation Foundation (£59k), The Broad Cairn Foundation (£59k) and CPRE Rutland and Lincolnshire (£59k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust owns the listed grade 2* Eskdale Mill at Boot in Eskdale, the last working water corn mill in the Lake District National Park. The Mill is open to the public at least 5 days a week from April to end of October, and at other times by contact with the Mill Manager, Ms Kate Hughes
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Research and Conservation Foundation | Taunton | £59k |
| The Broad Cairn Foundation | Surrey | £59k |
| CPRE Rutland and Lincolnshire | Rutland | £59k |
| The Tellus Mater Foundation Limited | London | £59k |