The Bacon Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Bacon Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in February 1988, 38 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Bacon Charitable Trust reported income of £81k and spending of £81k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £28k to £81k (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 768%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Bacon Charitable Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dr M E Bradshaw's Teesdale Special Flora Research & Conservation Trust (£81k), Battlefields Trust (£81k) and Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway Limited (£80k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Making donations to such charitable institutions at such times and in such manner as the Trustees may, in their absolute discretion, think fit
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dr M E Bradshaw's Teesdale Special Flora Research & Conservation Trust | Barnard Castle | £81k |
| Battlefields Trust | London | £81k |
| Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway Limited | Whitstable | £80k |
| The Rudyard Lake Trust | Congleton | £81k |