Herne Bay Pier Trust

Analysis

Herne Bay Pier Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herne Bay. It was registered in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06659140). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Herne Bay Pier Trust reported income of £161k and spending of £149k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to February 2025, income fell from £172k to £161k (-6.6%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Herne Bay Pier Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% 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 The Diesel and Electric Preservation Group Limited (£160k), Environment Matters 247 (£161k) and Birmingham Open Spaces Forum (£160k).