North Wessex Downs Landscape Trust

Analysis

North Wessex Downs Landscape Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in August 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 organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, North Wessex Downs Landscape Trust reported income of £58k and spending of £28k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £58k (+200%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1356%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, North Wessex Downs Landscape Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Internal Fire Museum of Power (£58k), Living Vital (£58k) and Hartpury Heritage Trust (£57k).