The Countryside Regeneration Trust

Analysis

The Countryside Regeneration Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in May 2011, 15 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 07320026). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Countryside Regeneration Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.9m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £591k to £1.5m (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 609%. 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, The Countryside Regeneration Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parham Park Limited (£1.5m), National Spitfire Project (£1.5m) and Yorkshire Air Museum & Allied Air Forces Memorial (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, investments 21% and charitable activities 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £553k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.