The Fairhaven Garden Trust

Analysis

The Fairhaven Garden Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in July 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Fairhaven Garden Trust reported income of £633k and spending of £633k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £487k to £633k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Fairhaven Garden Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Movements Trust Limited (£631k), The Soil Association Land Trust (£639k) and The Calder and Colne Rivers Trust (£629k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 55%, charitable activities 44% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 53%. Reserves of £624k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.