The Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Remembrance Trust

Analysis

The Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Remembrance Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Remembrance Trust reported income of £6.8m and spending of £6.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £5.4m to £6.8m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth Remembrance Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Wales Tidy (£6.5m), Richard Shuttleworth Trustees (£6.8m) and Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Limited (£6.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 39%, trading 32%, charitable activities 22% and donations and legacies 7.1%. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 42%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.