The Yorkshire Derwent Trust Limited

Analysis

The Yorkshire Derwent Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in November 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00990169). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Yorkshire Derwent Trust Limited reported income of £14k and spending of £74, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,948 to £14k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 13% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Yorkshire Derwent Trust Limited sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ubuntu Wildlife Trust (£14k), The Friends of St Mary's Church, Batsford (£14k) and Queen Street Heritage Trust Limited (£14k).