Berwick-Upon-Tweed Preservation Trust

Analysis

Berwick-Upon-Tweed Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berwick-Upon-Tweed. It was registered in May 1985, 41 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 01912075). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Berwick-Upon-Tweed Preservation Trust reported income of £52k and spending of £65k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £19k to £52k (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Berwick-Upon-Tweed Preservation Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Otter Valley Association (£52k), London Waterkeeper (£52k) and The Linley Shaw Foundation (£52k).

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.