The Downham Trust

Analysis

The Downham Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clitheroe. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Downham Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £33k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £25k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Downham Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Llandrindod Wells Spa Town Trust Limited (£25k), Friends of Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre (£25k) and Essex Bridleways Association (£25k).