Where does National Trust get their money?

Most properties are open to the public for a charge (members have free entry), while open spaces are free to all. The Trust has an annual income of over £680 million, largely from membership subscriptions, donations and legacies, direct property income, profits from its shops and restaurants, and investments.



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Funding from the National Trust is awarded to nonprofit organizations and public agencies, and the majority of our funding is awarded for planning and education projects through our National Trust Preservation Funds grant program.

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In 1966, Congress passed the National Historic Preservation Act, significant legislation for the preservation movement. The Act also provided federal funding in support of the National Trust's work.

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The trust is an independent charity (no. 205846). It was founded as a not-for-profit company in 1895 but was later re-incorporated by a private Act of Parliament, the National Trust Act 1907.

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For more than 125 years, generations of people have helped us to look after nature, beauty and history. With your support we can continue this vital work, and preserve precious places for everyone, for ever.

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Alfriston Clergy House in Alfriston, Polegate, East Sussex, England, was the first built property to be acquired by the National Trust. It was purchased in 1896 for £10. The house lies adjacent to the Church of St. Andrew.

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We have over 11,000 dedicated and skilled employees, who are proud to work for us.

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The top competitors of National Trust include Sociability, Hiiker, TravelOK, TripLingo and Vibemap. National Trust has 559 active competitors. Here is a list of the top 10 competitors of National Trust, ranked by Tracxn score: Sociability - London based, 2018 founded, Seed company.

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We're the nation's largest farm owner with nearly 250,000 hectares of land and more than 1,300 tenant farmers.

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With over 500,000 annual visitors, Attingham Park was the most visited National Trust property in 2020-21. Giant's Causeway, in Northern Ireland, is the most Instagrammable National Trust site, with 319,000 posts tagged at this location.

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The National Trust own over 35 characterful and historic pubs and inns including the Sticklebarn Tavern in Great Langdale, Cumbria and the Kings Head in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

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By 2030 the National Trust will be carbon net zero across its own emissions and those created by its supply chain, tenanted land and buildings, and investments. Net zero is when we achieve a balance between the carbon released into the atmosphere and the carbon removed from it.

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