Brading Roman Villa Trust

Analysis

Brading Roman Villa Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sandown. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04667573). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brading Roman Villa Trust reported income of £396k and spending of £493k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £335k to £396k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Brading Roman Villa Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Vegan-Organic Network (£396k), Rushden Historical Transport Society (£397k) and The Montgomery Waterway Restoration Trust (£394k).

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.