Leicester and Leicestershire Historic Churches Preservation Trust
Analysis
Leicester and Leicestershire Historic Churches Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Leicester and Leicestershire Historic Churches Preservation Trust reported income of £42k and spending of £57k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £33k to £42k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Leicester and Leicestershire Historic Churches Preservation Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ivor Read Charity (£42k), Friends of Swansea Botanical Gardens (£42k) and East Coast Sail Trust (£42k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Raises money and gives grants for the preservation, repair, maintenance, improvement, upkeep, beautification and reconstruction of churches in the United Kingdom and of monuments, fittings, fixtures, stained glass, furniture, ornaments and chattels in such churches, and of the churchyard belonging to such churches.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Ivor Read Charity | Canterbury | £42k |
| Friends of Swansea Botanical Gardens | Swansea | £42k |
| East Coast Sail Trust | Colchester | £42k |
| Lydia Eva and Mincarlo Charitable Trust Limited | Norfolk | £42k |