The Douglas Bomford Trust

Analysis

The Douglas Bomford Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cranfield. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06355202). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Douglas Bomford Trust reported income of £167k and spending of £206k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £169k to £167k (-1.2%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Douglas Bomford Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Essex Churches Trust (£167k), Wychwood Forest Trust Ltd (£168k) and The Nautical Archaeology Society (£166k).