Delapre Abbey Preservation Trust

Analysis

Delapre Abbey Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06005336). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Delapre Abbey Preservation Trust reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.8m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £635k to £2.2m (+245%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 231%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Delapre Abbey Preservation Trust 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wigan Boys and Girls Club (£2.2m), Support Dogs Limited (£2.2m) and World Bicycle Relief UK (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 22%, charitable activities 19% and donations and legacies 4.7%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £60k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.