Knebworth House Education and Preservation Trust
Analysis
Knebworth House Education and Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Knebworth. It was registered in May 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, 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 February 2025, Knebworth House Education and Preservation Trust reported income of £309k and spending of £403k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £336k to £309k (-8.0%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Knebworth House Education and Preservation Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Footprint Trust Ltd (£309k), The Copped Hall Trust (£309k) and Ford Park Cemetery Trust (£308k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Trust is to preserve, conserve, restore and maintain for the educational and aesthetic benefit of the public now and in the future the Mansion known as Knebworth House, Knebworth in the County of Hertford, its historically associated chattels, muniments and other contents, the surrounding gardens, outbuildings, forest and parkland
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Footprint Trust Ltd | Isle Of Wight | £309k |
| The Copped Hall Trust | Essex | £309k |
| Ford Park Cemetery Trust | Plymouth | £308k |
| Institute for European Environmental Policy, London | London | £310k |