The Melbourne Gardens Charity Capital Trust

Analysis

The Melbourne Gardens Charity Capital Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in August 1985, 41 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Melbourne Gardens Charity Capital Trust reported income of £66k and spending of £58k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £24k to £66k (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Melbourne Gardens Charity Capital Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Murray Downland Trust (£66k), Wild About Our Woods CIO (£66k) and Scarborough District Scout Council (£66k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.