Charity Filings Record

United Kingdom · Registered charity (England and Wales)

National Trust: financial filings

National Trust, registered as THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY, is on the register of charities kept by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, charity number 205846. The figures below are total gross income and total expenditure for the 5 most recent financial periods shown on the register's financial history page, as the register displays them (GBP, rounded to millions to two decimal places).1

IdentifierRegistered charity number 205846
RegulatorCharity Commission for England and Wales
Income, year to 28 February 2025GBP 766.2 million
ExpenditureGBP 824.4 million

Filings by year

2021: GBP 507.7 million2021: GBP 514.5 million20212022: GBP 643.3 million2022: GBP 591.9 million20222023: GBP 671.1 million2023: GBP 733.3 million20232024: GBP 723.8 million2024: GBP 767.7 million20242025: GBP 766.2 million2025: GBP 824.4 million2025
Total incomeTotal expenditure
Year endingFormIncomeExpenditure
28 February 20251Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 766.2 millionGBP 824.4 million
29 February 20241Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 723.8 millionGBP 767.7 million
28 February 20231Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 671.1 millionGBP 733.3 million
28 February 20221Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 643.3 millionGBP 591.9 million
28 February 20211Annual return to the Charity Commission (register financial history)GBP 507.7 millionGBP 514.5 million

Rounded by the register to two decimal places of GBP millions or billions, so totals shown here are the register figures, for example £766.20m.

Where the money came from and went

Line28 February 202128 February 202228 February 202329 February 202428 February 2025
Income from government grantsGBP 19.9 millionGBP 23.1 millionGBP 22.3 millionGBP 21.2 millionGBP 38.7 million
Income - Donations and legaciesGBP 63.5 millionGBP 81.8 millionGBP 91.4 millionGBP 98.1 millionGBP 87.1 million
Income - Other trading activitiesGBP 37.3 millionGBP 63.2 millionGBP 74.1 millionGBP 82.2 millionGBP 84.0 million
Income - Charitable activitiesGBP 385.0 millionGBP 473.9 millionGBP 493.1 millionGBP 526.1 millionGBP 582.5 million
Income - EndowmentsGBP 380,000GBP 185,000GBP 2.7 millionGBP 390,000GBP 613,000
Income - InvestmentGBP 17.3 millionGBP 15.8 millionGBP 19.9 millionGBP 13.7 millionGBP 8.6 million
Income - OtherGBP 4.6 millionGBP 8.6 millionGBP 3.4 millionGBP 3.8 millionGBP 4.0 million
Income - LegaciesGBP 44.6 millionGBP 63.6 millionGBP 70.3 millionGBP 6.2 millionGBP 62.8 million
Expenditure - Charitable activitiesGBP 456.9 millionGBP 536.8 millionGBP 667.6 millionGBP 695.9 millionGBP 749.0 million
Expenditure - Raising fundsGBP 57.6 millionGBP 55.2 millionGBP 65.7 millionGBP 71.8 millionGBP 75.3 million
Expenditure - GovernanceGBP 358,000GBP 869,000GBP 910,000GBP 1.1 millionGBP 945,000
Expenditure - Investment managementGBP 13.0 millionGBP 5.5 millionGBP 5.5 millionGBP 5.5 millionGBP 5.0 million
Expenditure - OtherGBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0GBP 0

Figures are as reported in the filing for each year, in the currency of the filing. Totals are not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

  1. Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PLACES OF HISTORIC INTEREST OR NATURAL BEAUTY, charity number 205846, financial history (28 October 2026)