Food and Farming Discovery Trust

Analysis

Food and Farming Discovery Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in December 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 advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Food and Farming Discovery Trust reported income of £130k and spending of £82k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £91k to £130k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Food and Farming Discovery Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Churchill Trust (£130k), Haddenham Steam Rally (£131k) and Devon Beekeepers' Association (£130k).