The Driffield Navigation Trust

Analysis

The Driffield Navigation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Driffield. It was registered in June 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Driffield Navigation Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £21k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £15k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 2500%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Driffield Navigation Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palmer Sustainable (£15k), The Petworth Society (£15k) and Love Hambrook Marshes CIO (£15k).