VALE LANDSCAPE HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 1080109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust buys and rents land, and manages it in a traditional, wildlife friendly manner. Our conservation volunteers help in this respect on a weekly basis. Orchards, flood meadows and woodland are our main focus, but any land which has a landscape or heritage feature is considered. We hold and visit events where we explain these traditional ways to the local people.

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Latest income
£351k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £396,545, which the trustees consider commensurate with future revenue and capital needs. The charity reported a net income of £26,057 for the period, supported by significant government grants and other incoming resources. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and that no material matters came to their attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£515k
Total spending
£197k
Reserves (reported)
£359k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~21.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£351k£191k
31/03/2024£394k£201k
31/03/2023£515k£197k
31/03/2022£307k£190k
31/03/2021£341k£354k

Common questions

Is VALE LANDSCAPE HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £396,545, which the trustees consider commensurate with future revenue and capital needs. The charity reported a net income of £26,057 for the period, supported by significant government grants and other incoming resources. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and that no material matters came to their attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2024£28kGCA PROG DEL RPA COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/04/2008£5k"A Project By This Registered Charity Based In Worcestershire To Hold Public Meetings And Displays In Local Village Halls Near The Groups Nat"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2008£5kVale Trust Nature Reserves Roadshow
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/11/2000£4k"A project to enable this group to build up a local team of volunteers to become involved in creating a community nature reserve and educatio"

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LAND TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VALE LANDSCAPE HERITAGE TRUST£351k0unclearno doubt
THE SOIL ASSOCIATION LAND TRUST FY2025£639k0belowno doubt
GREENFIELD VALLEY TRUST FY2025£164k0unclearno doubt
WILL WOODLANDS FY2025£602k0aboveno doubt
THE WILDLIFE TRUST OF SOUTH AND WEST WALES LIMITED FY2025£5.3m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt
DOWNLANDS TRUST FY2024£1.1m0aboveno doubt

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