Sudbury Common Lands Charity

Analysis

Sudbury Common Lands Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sudbury Common Lands Charity reported income of £206k and spending of £176k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £122k to £206k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sudbury Common Lands Charity sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cofarm Foundation (£205k), European Nature Trust (£209k) and The Worgan Trust (£205k).