Tolpuddle Old Chapel Trust

Analysis

Tolpuddle Old Chapel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorchester. It was registered in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08908950). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Tolpuddle Old Chapel Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £19k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £141k to £20k (-86%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tolpuddle Old Chapel Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ledbury and District Society Trust Limited (£20k), Hebridean Sheep Society (£20k) and Holmesdale Natural History Club (£20k).