The Soil Association Land Trust

Analysis

The Soil Association Land Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06259578). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Soil Association Land Trust reported income of £639k and spending of £654k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £4.3m to £639k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 33% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Soil Association Land Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Fairhaven Garden Trust (£633k), Painted Wolf Foundation (£640k) and The Movements Trust Limited (£631k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 20%, donations and legacies 16% and charitable activities 12%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £454k would cover about 8 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.