Somerset Building Preservation Trust Company Limited

Analysis

Somerset Building Preservation Trust Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in February 1989, 37 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 02319737). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Somerset Building Preservation Trust Company Limited reported income of £115k and spending of £118k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £17k to £115k (+575%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 1823%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Somerset Building Preservation Trust Company Limited sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Cathedral Development Trust (£114k), The Solway Aviation Society Limited (£115k) and Lincolnshire Proficiency Test Committee (£114k).