Shropshire Hills Aonb Trust

Analysis

Shropshire Hills Aonb Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Craven Arms. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shropshire Hills Aonb Trust reported income of £32k and spending of £22k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £32k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Shropshire Hills Aonb Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Meads Community Centre Trust (£32k), Sustainability and Environmental Education (£32k) and Teesmouth Field Centre (£32k).