How we are funded

"It's not about the money..."

Sadly, it is.  As much as we would love to "forget about the price tag", we can't; but we are incredibly creative and we hope you'll agree "value for money". 

As a charity, the Trust relies on a mixture of grants, donations, membership and legacies to carry out its vital work.  The grants which the Trust has relied on for it's land management activities are coming to an end and so it is now time to increase income from donations and subscriptions.  In 2019 the Trust will be increasing it's fund raising activity significantly, so watch this space for more details!  We are members of the Institute of Fundraising which shows our commitment to support the Code of Fundraising Practice in all of our fundraising activity.

Income in 2017/2018 - taken from the Statement of Financial Accounts

Membership subscriptions = 1.0%

Donations = 5.2%

Legacies = 3.1%

Grants (for land management and nature conservation) = 53.2%

Grants (for access, education and archaeology) = 37%

Investments = 0.5%