Willoughbridge Garden Trust

Analysis

Willoughbridge Garden Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Market Drayton. It was registered in July 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Willoughbridge Garden Trust reported income of £602k and spending of £623k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £545k to £602k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Willoughbridge Garden Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Will Woodlands (£602k), The Wallacea Trust (£604k) and River Thame Conservation Trust (£600k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 55%, charitable activities 36%, donations and legacies 5.8% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 48% of spending and raising funds 52%. Reserves of £386k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.