United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust

Analysis

United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in March 2015, 11 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 09423663). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.7m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £686k to £1.6m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 199%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wild Fish Conservation (£1.6m), The Wheler Foundation (£1.6m) and Malvern Hills Conservators (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 56% and donations and legacies 44%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £29k. Charitable activities took 44% of spending and raising funds 55%. Grants to other organisations totalled £100. Reserves of £838k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.