The Heritage Trust for the North West

Analysis

The Heritage Trust for the North West is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nelson. It was registered in December 1978, 48 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 01397038). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Heritage Trust for the North West reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.1m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Heritage Trust for the North West sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staffordshire& Birmingham Agricultural Society (£2.1m), Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment (Toe) Ltd (£2.1m) and Youth Federation Limited (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 86%, donations and legacies 9.4% and charitable activities 4.3%. Charitable activities took 0.2% of spending and raising funds 28%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.