Brighton Permaculture Trust

Analysis

Brighton Permaculture Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04072259). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Brighton Permaculture Trust reported income of £263k and spending of £306k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £180k to £263k (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Brighton Permaculture 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 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Carers Centre (£263k), The Basingstoke and District Sports Trust Limited (£263k) and The Himalayan Trust UK CIO (£263k).