The Joseph and Frances Clark Trust

Analysis

The Joseph and Frances Clark Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Street. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Joseph and Frances Clark Trust reported income of £197k and spending of £324k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £40k to £197k (+389%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 455%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Joseph and Frances Clark Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Derbyshire Historic Buildings Trust (£196k), The Pleasley Pit Trust (£197k) and Shared Earth Trust (£195k).