Selby Abbey Trust

Analysis

Selby Abbey Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 1974, 52 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 makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Selby Abbey Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £26k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £356k to £17k (-95%), an average of -53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income dropped by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Selby Abbey Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Environmental Law Research Centre (UK) (£17k), Cyfeillion Cadw Tremadog (£17k) and Friends of Harting Church (£17k).

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.