Nene Valley Archaeological Trust

Analysis

Nene Valley Archaeological Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Nene Valley Archaeological Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £4,166, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £7,666 to £19k (+145%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 450%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Nene Valley Archaeological Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Transport on Water Association (£19k), The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (Ticcih) (£19k) and The Cornish Maritime Trust (£19k).