The Derbyshire Environmental Trust Limited

Analysis

The Derbyshire Environmental Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in August 2006, 20 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 03428850). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Derbyshire Environmental Trust Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £1.2m (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Derbyshire Environmental Trust Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre (£1.2m), The Women's Environmental Network Trust (£1.2m) and The Downforce Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £393k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate.

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.