Samlesbury Hall Trust

Analysis

Samlesbury Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in October 1963, 63 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, Samlesbury Hall Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+3.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 307%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Samlesbury Hall Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Godinton House Preservation Trust (£1.3m), Ol Pejeta Conservancy UK (£1.3m) and The Chancery Lane Project (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 93%, charitable activities 4.1%, donations and legacies 1.4% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 20% of spending and raising funds 80%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.