The Learning Through Landscapes Trust

Analysis

The Learning Through Landscapes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in April 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02485660). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Learning Through Landscapes Trust reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.9m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Learning Through Landscapes Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Patch Foundation CIO (£1.9m), The Bath Preservation Trust Ltd (£1.9m) and Derby Quad Limited (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £338k. Reserves of £641k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.