Axbridge Town Trust
Analysis
Axbridge Town Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Axbridge Town Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £21k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £27k to £23k (-17%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Axbridge Town Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Deep-Sea Biology Society (£23k), Cpre Northamptonshire (£23k) and Thornborough and Coombs Woodlands Enterprise Trust (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Maintain and run the Town Hall as a public facility. Maintain the Square area of the town in floral displays. Administer and manage the property and chattels left when the Corporation of Axbridge was disolved by the Municipal Corporations Act of 1883.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Deep-Sea Biology Society | Polegate | £23k |
| Cpre Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire | £23k |
| Thornborough and Coombs Woodlands Enterprise Trust | Bucks | £23k |
| Lord Barnard's Staindrop Church Fund | Darlington | £23k |