Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust

Analysis

Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00837970). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £39k to £1.3m (+3175%), an average of +139% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 580%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Worcestershire Building Preservation Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Women's Environmental Network Trust (£1.2m), The Chancery Lane Project (£1.3m) and The Derbyshire Environmental Trust Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £187k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate.