The Seven Dials Trust

Analysis

The Seven Dials Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02125701). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Seven Dials Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £14k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £27k to £10k (-62%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Seven Dials Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of the Parish Church of St Mary, Preston St Mary, Suffolk (£10k), Camelthorn Foundation (£10k) and Whitwell Common Charity (£10k).