Graffham Down Trust

Analysis

Graffham Down Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Petworth. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Graffham Down Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £10k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £16k to £14k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Graffham Down Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trelusback Foundation for Wildlife Conservation (£14k), The Weald of Kent Protection Society (£14k) and Hall Farm Charitable Trust (£14k).