Hampshire Gardens Trust

Analysis

Hampshire Gardens Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romsey. It was registered in March 2016, 10 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hampshire Gardens Trust reported income of £67k and spending of £44k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £28k to £67k (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hampshire Gardens Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Suffolk Preservation Society (£67k), The Sunseed Trust Ltd (£67k) and Uckfield and District Preservation Society Ltd (£67k).