The Great Dixter Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Great Dixter Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in March 2010, 16 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 07181964). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Great Dixter Charitable Trust reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.8m to £2.8m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Great Dixter Charitable Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norfolk Rivers Trust (£2.8m), Chichester Community Development Trust (£2.8m) and The Tree Council (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 48%, charitable activities 35% and donations and legacies 15%. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 36%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.