BUXTON CONSERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1076275 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objectives are to manage and enhance the Stiffkey Wildlife Reserve in Norfolk.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE CONSERVATION OF THE WETLAND AND FEN AREAS OF OLD FARM HALL, STIFFKEY, INCLUDING PROTECTING FLANKS OF WOODLAND, CHALK GRASSLANDS AND ARABLE LAND; TO ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATURAL HABITAT OF WILDLIFE; TO ADVANCE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE BY THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL HABITAT AND THE COMPLEMENTARY MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSERVATION.

Area of benefit: STIFFKEY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Cambridgeshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£47k

Latest spending

£36k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,353 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by investment losses that outweighed income and charitable expenditure. Despite this, unrestricted reserves increased to £65,053, and the Trustees consider the financial position satisfactory with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a cash balance of £10,000 in the bank account at all times (reserves figure: £65k)

“The Trustees are conscious of the current need to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to meet planned as well as unforeseen fluctuations in income and expenditure and aim to maintain a cash balance of £10,000 in the bank account at all times.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: 12

“A J F Buxton, Trustee, is also a director of Stiffkey Farms Ltd, from whom the charity received rent of £22,000 (2024 - £22,000) during the year. The charity paid £22,500 (2024 - £42,500) to Stiffkey Farms Ltd in respect of a contribution towards the costs of its conservation activities during the year.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

David Drummond Marrischair
HENRY GREVILLE CATOR · trustee of 2 other charities
MR JAMES BUXTON
henry james aubrey buxton
thomas foster

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£47k	£36k
31/03/2024	£46k	£61k
31/03/2023	£126k	£89k
31/03/2022	£110k	£97k
31/03/2021	£60k	£61k

Common questions

Is BUXTON CONSERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,353 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by investment losses that outweighed income and charitable expenditure. Despite this, unrestricted reserves increased to £65,053, and the Trustees consider the financial position satisfactory with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£331k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	1	£311k
THE GEOFFREY WATLING CHARITY	1	£70k
THE PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE MARTIN LAING FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE RANWORTH TRUST 1985	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTON AND HOVE ESTATES CONSERVATION TRUST.

BRIGHTON AND HOVE ESTATES CONSERVATION TRUST income £150k
NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST income £9.4m
KEMERTON CONSERVATION TRUST income £41k
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED income £372k
WHITTINGTON CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST income £223k
BLYTH WILDLIFE RESCUE income £66k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BUXTON CONSERVATION TRUST	£47k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ESTATES CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025	£9.4m	£80,001 - £90,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KEMERTON CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025	£41k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£372k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITTINGTON CASTLE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2024	£223k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.