Gloucestershire Orchard Trust
Analysis
Gloucestershire Orchard Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in September 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Gloucestershire Orchard Trust reported income of £77k and spending of £9,306, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,979 to £77k (+1444%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 2061%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Gloucestershire Orchard Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% 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 Tockwith and District Agricultural Society Limited (£77k), The Avon and Bristol Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (£77k) and The Sinfield Nature Conservation Trust (£77k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The conservation of orchards and the biological diversity associated therewithResearch into orchards and fruit identificationThe maintainance and management of orchards for the conservation of old or rare varietiesThe promotion of sources distributing propagating material and the produce of traditional fruit varietiesThe promotion of orchard products
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tockwith and District Agricultural Society Limited | York | £77k |
| The Avon and Bristol Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England | Bristol | £77k |
| The Sinfield Nature Conservation Trust | Saxmundham | £77k |
| Surrey Churches Preservation Trust | Haslemere | £77k |