Bridport Area Development Trust
Analysis
Bridport Area Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in August 2010, 16 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 06864923). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bridport Area Development Trust reported income of £79k and spending of £328k, spending 415% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £106k to £79k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bridport Area Development Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Chelsea Society (£79k), East Kent Railway Trust (£79k) and The Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods (£79k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion, for the benefit of the public, of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation (and in particular in Bridport and the surrounding parishes).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Chelsea Society | London | £79k |
| East Kent Railway Trust | Folkestone | £79k |
| The Friends of Gledhow Valley Woods | Leeds | £79k |
| British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia | London | £79k |