Buckinghamshire Conservation Trust
Analysis
Buckinghamshire Conservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Towcester. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06666106). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Buckinghamshire Conservation Trust reported income of £36k and spending of £34k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £32k to £36k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Buckinghamshire Conservation Trust sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% 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 Sheffield Tango Festival (£36k), University of the Third Age Leeds (£36k) and Grosvenor Light Opera Company (£36k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust aims to conserve the natural and historic environment of Buckinghamshire, particularly but not exclusively the deserted village and civil war earthwork at Quarrendon Leas (QL). It now owns and manages the site known as the Quarrendon Leas Estate. Additionally the Trust has been working with the Colne Valley CIC and the ramifications of HS2 within Bucks.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Tango Festival | Sheffield | £36k |
| University of the Third Age Leeds | Leeds | £36k |
| Grosvenor Light Opera Company | Surrey | £36k |
| Culmington Village Hall | Culmington | £36k |