The Antiquity Trust

Analysis

The Antiquity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Antiquity Trust reported income of £93k and spending of £107k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £176k to £93k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Antiquity Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East of England Apples and Orchards Project (£93k), The Derbyshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (£93k) and Victoria Cross Trust (£93k).