The National Land Based College

Analysis

The National Land Based College is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09635465). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The National Land Based College reported income of £36k and spending of £84k, spending 235% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £70k to £36k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The National Land Based College sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% 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 Bungay Castle Trust Limited (£36k), Ellenroad Trust Limited (£36k) and Institute of Ecotechnics (£36k).

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.