Spittal Improvement Trust

Analysis

Spittal Improvement Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berwick-Upon-Tweed. It was registered in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Spittal Improvement Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £19k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £2,979 to £35k (+1075%), an average of +85% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 553%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Spittal Improvement Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stapledon Memorial Trust (£35k), Brocklebank Preservation Society Limited (£35k) and Kentdale District Scouts (£35k).