Carew Pole Garden Trust
Analysis
Carew Pole Garden Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torpoint. It was registered in January 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Carew Pole Garden Trust reported income of £102k and spending of £102k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £100k to £102k (+2.2%), an average of +0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Carew Pole Garden Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lugden Hill Trust (£102k), 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association (£102k) and The Cambridge Malaysian Education and Development Trust (£102k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust owns these historic woodland gardens, listed Grade 2*, based on a design by Humphrey Repton which adjoin Antony House, Cornwall (a National Trust property), which are regularly open to the public. The gardens are also used for the purposes of research, with a view to furthering the study and science of botany and the improvement of the methods and practice of horticulture.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Lugden Hill Trust | Norfolk | £102k |
| 95th Bomb Group Heritage Association | Eye | £102k |
| The Cambridge Malaysian Education and Development Trust | Cambridge | £102k |
| Newcourt Community Association | Exeter | £102k |