Badgworthy Trust for the Preservation of Exmoor

Analysis

Badgworthy Trust for the Preservation of Exmoor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in November 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Badgworthy Trust for the Preservation of Exmoor reported income of £109k and spending of £1,865, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £56k to £109k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Badgworthy Trust for the Preservation of Exmoor sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Medway Badminton Association Limited (£108k), Croft Junior Football Club (£109k) and 1st Hersham Scout Group (£108k).