The Umbrella Tree

Analysis

The Umbrella Tree is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Umbrella Tree reported income of £25k and spending of £51k, spending 205% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £213 to £25k (+11553%), an average of +229% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 3077%. Over the whole period it spent 1015% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Umbrella Tree sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% 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 Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative (£25k), Shropshire Bangladeshi Welfare Society (£25k) and 1st Littleport Scout Group Council (£25k).

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.