The Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust Limited

Analysis

The Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in November 1967, 59 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 00909654). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust Limited reported income of £39k and spending of £110k, spending 283% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £63k to £39k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 500%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust Limited sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ham and Petersham Association and Amenities Group (£39k), The Somerset Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (£39k) and The UK Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (£39k).