The Lewes Priory Trust

Analysis

The Lewes Priory Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06493711). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Lewes Priory Trust reported income of £27k and spending of £20k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £27k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Lewes Priory Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds Permaculture Network (£27k), Totnes Trust (£27k) and National Piers Society Ltd (£27k).