St Albans Woodland Burial Trust

Analysis

St Albans Woodland Burial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06027734). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, St Albans Woodland Burial Trust reported income of £192k and spending of £134k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £172k to £192k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Albans Woodland Burial Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Whitchurch with Tufton and Litchfield in the Diocese of Winchester (£192k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's with Christchurch and Holy Apostles, Scarborough (£192k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Beccles with Worlingham, North Cove & Barnby (£192k).