Turn End Trust
Analysis
Turn End Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Turn End Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £25k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £30k to £16k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, Turn End Trust sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parenthesis (£16k), Stratford-Upon-Avon Society (£16k) and Society for the Study of Human Biology (£16k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Conserve, protect and maintain the Turn End estate; help the advancement of education and scholarship in the art of building and garden design; promote public knowledge and understanding of architecture, planning, landscape architecture and other creative arts.(Turn End estate comprises 3 EH Grade 2* listed 1960s houses, other buildings and the large Turn End garden.)
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Parenthesis | Reading | £16k |
| Stratford-Upon-Avon Society | Warwickshire | £16k |
| Society for the Study of Human Biology | Loughborough | £16k |
| 82nd Coventry Scout Group 'the Swans' | Coventry | £16k |