Grimsargh Wetlands Trust

Analysis

Grimsargh Wetlands Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in July 2017, 9 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Grimsargh Wetlands Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £15k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £6,383 to £11k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 796%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Grimsargh Wetlands Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Church Restoration and Stogumber Heritage Fund - C.r.a.s.h. (£11k), The Buckinghamshire Branch Ofthe Campaign to Protect Rural England (£11k) and 1st Church Hill Scout Group (£11k).

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.