National Fruit Collections Trust

Analysis

National Fruit Collections Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Faversham. It was registered in June 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02496234). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, National Fruit Collections Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £6,113, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £6,666 to £13k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 396%. Over the whole period it spent 435% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Fruit Collections Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leverington Village Hall (£13k), Bedwas and District Young Farmers Club (£13k) and Nottingham Concert Band (£13k).