Bury St Edmunds Town Trust

Analysis

Bury St Edmunds Town Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in March 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01469397). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bury St Edmunds Town Trust reported income of £33k and spending of £35k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,385 to £33k (+883%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 491%. Over the whole period it spent 271% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bury St Edmunds Town Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Great Eastern Railway Society (£33k), South of England Hedge-Laying Society (£33k) and The Elizabeth and Richard Wilson Charitable Fund (£33k).