The Holfords of Westonbirt Trust

Analysis

The Holfords of Westonbirt Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tetbury. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06035589). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Holfords of Westonbirt Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £56k, spending 500% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £54k to £11k (-79%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 442%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Holfords of Westonbirt Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hexham and District Beekeepers Association (£11k), Southern Electric Group CIO (£11k) and Claver Hill Project (£11k).

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.