The Dulwich Estate

Analysis

The Dulwich Estate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Dulwich Estate reported income of £14.6m and spending of £15.4m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11.1m to £14.6m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Dulwich Estate sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenpeace Environmental Trust (£14.5m), Friends of the Earth Charitable Trust (£15.3m) and Cumbria Wildlife Trust Ltd (£13.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 45%. Grants to other organisations totalled £8.1m. It employed 38 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.