The Colne Valley Park Trust

Analysis

The Colne Valley Park Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Uxbridge. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Colne Valley Park Trust reported income of £133k and spending of £139k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £800 to £133k (+16577%), an average of +259% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 7430%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Colne Valley Park Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% 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 Staffordshire Regiment Museum Trust (£133k), The Dearne Playhouse (£133k) and Ludus Dance (£133k).