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THE EDEN TRUST

Registered charity 1093070 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EDEN PROJECT · also registered in Scotland as SC055586 (OSCR)

The Eden Trust aims to promote public education and research in flora, fauna & other aspects of the natural world, rebuilding connections of understanding that have faded from many people's lives. The Eden Project site tells stories that illustrate our dependence on plants and resources to develop the resilience of individuals, communities and societies to face the challenges of the 21st Century.

Objects

TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN FLORA FAUNA AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND TO PRESERVE THE SAME (INCLUDING THE PUBLCIATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH) AND TO ADVANCE OTHER PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE IN ENGLISH LAW, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND CULTURAL FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES. Nothing in the articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£29.7m
Latest spending
£32.8m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,362,000 for the year, driven by an 11.8% decline in revenue and increased payroll costs. Per the trustees' report, the organization reduced its workforce by 75 roles and incurred £690,000 in one-off redundancy costs to improve financial resilience, while unrestricted reserves stood at £6,434,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: Eden Project Limited, Eden Campaigns Limited, Eden Sessions Limited, Eden Project International Limited, Eden Project Wildflower Bank Limited, Eden Project Morecambe Ltd
“This is achieved through a group of companies of which the Trust is parent: Eden Project Limited, Eden Campaigns Limited, Eden Sessions Limited, Eden Project International Limited, Eden Project Wildflower Bank Limited and Eden Project Morecambe Ltd.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 80
  • Government income: £1,493,968 — grants £1,493,968 (3); 5% of the £29,661,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 14 (£60,001–£70,000: 5; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 120
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 16 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £80,001–£90,000: 2; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 127
  • Government income: £133,000 — grants £133,000 (3); under 1% of the £35,017,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 20 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 5; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £100,001–£110,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 2; £120,001–£130,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 2)
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

EDEN PROJECT LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £22.8m
  • Profit before tax: £-1.7m
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £1.6m
  • Note 16 Debtors: Amounts owed by group undertakings £3,453,000 (Group) / £2,983,000 (Company). Note 18 Creditors: Amounts due to group undertakings £2,520,000 (Group) / £4,734,000 (Company). Note 24: Eden Project Limited charged Eden Sessions Limited £143,300.
“Tax reclaims under Gift Aid Monies recovered by the Eden Trust and passed to the company.”
EDEN SESSIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Eden Project Limited is the immediate parent, owning 50% of shares but retaining control via board voting rights.
EDEN PROJECT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £1.9m
  • Profit before tax: £179k

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Eden Project (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (12 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustpilot: Eden Project scores 2.6/5 from 149 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£29.7m
Total spending
£32.8m
Cost of raising funds
£623k
Reserves (reported)
£6.4m
Employees
527

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£29.7m£32.8m
31/03/2024£33.6m£36.0m
31/03/2023£35.0m£34.5m
31/03/2022£36.6m£29.0m
31/03/2021£21.8m£24.3m

Common questions

Is THE EDEN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,362,000 for the year, driven by an 11.8% decline in revenue and increased payroll costs. Per the trustees' report, the organization reduced its workforce by 75 roles and incurred £690,000 in one-off redundancy costs to improve financial resilience, while unrestricted reserves stood at £6,434,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

Who funds THE EDEN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EDEN TRUST as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, BUPA FOUNDATION, THE ELM TREE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£1.0mEnvironment
BUPA FOUNDATIONFY2024£75k
THE ELM TREE TRUSTFY2022Unverified read£15k
THE ELM TREE TRUSTFY2024amount not stated

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2025£2.1mNature Connection and Recovery
The National Lottery Community Fund24/08/2006£500kDry Topics Biome (DTB)

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
Founders Pledge Ltd1£2.6m
E C GRAHAM'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£49k
ST EDMUNDS TRUST1£22k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE MCBAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION1£10k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EDEN RIVERS TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EDEN TRUST£29.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE EDEN RIVERS TRUST FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
The Eneida Foundation FY2025£79k—0above—no doubt
EDEN INTERNATIONAL FY2025£51k—0unclear—no doubt
EDEN - ROSE COPPICE TRUST FY2025£54k—0unclear—no doubt
EDEN FOUNDATION FY2025£295k—0unclear—no doubt

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