Epping Forest Heritage Trust

Analysis

Epping Forest Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughton. It was registered in February 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01339783). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Epping Forest Heritage Trust reported income of £291k and spending of £279k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £71k to £291k (+307%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 157% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Epping Forest Heritage Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Pentecostal Fellowship (£291k), Home-Start Chichester & District (£291k) and Step (Swindon) (£290k).