The Farnham (Building Preservation) Trust Limited

Analysis

The Farnham (Building Preservation) Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Farnham. It was registered in March 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00940781). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Farnham (Building Preservation) Trust Limited reported income of £30k and spending of £42k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £31k to £30k (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Farnham (Building Preservation) Trust Limited 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 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dulwich Choral Society (£30k), The Sevenoaks Players (£30k) and Atherstone Choral Society CIO (£30k).