The Faringdon Folly Tower Trust

Analysis

The Faringdon Folly Tower Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in June 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, 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 December 2025, The Faringdon Folly Tower Trust reported income of £90k and spending of £31k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,679 to £90k (+937%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 466%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Faringdon Folly Tower Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Phoenix Garden (£90k), Cibus Foundation Limited (£90k) and Sheffield Environmental Movement (£90k).