The Span Trust

Analysis

The Span Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08787201). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Span Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £19k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £38k to £17k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Span Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forest of Dean Buildings Preservation Trust (£17k), Society for the History of Natural History (£17k) and North Leverton Windmill Trust (£17k).