National Trust
Conservation organisation in England
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| January 2025 | The National Trust announced an agreement with Historic Coventry Trust to run The Charterhouse in Coventry. |
| September 2024 | Roger Bryant was convicted of defrauding the National Trust in Devon of over £1 million between 2008 and 2013, and sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison. |
| 2023 | Restore Trust failed to elect any candidates or pass any resolutions at the National Trust's annual general meeting, marking their second consecutive unsuccessful attempt. |
| November 2023 | Zewditu Gebreyohanes stepped down from her position as a director of Restore Trust following the unsuccessful attempt to elect candidates or pass resolutions at the National Trust's annual general meeting (AGM). |
| 2022 | National Trust published its 2022–2023 Annual Report, listing the top 10 most visited properties across England, with Attingham Park in Shropshire leading with 560,423 visitors. |
| November 2022 | Restore Trust failed to get enough votes at the National Trust's AGM to elect its candidates or pass its governance resolutions. |
| 2021 | The curator post was removed, ending a long-standing tradition of dedicated art curation at the National Trust. |
| 2021 | A group of members started the Restore Trust campaign to debate concerns about the future of the charity. |
| 2020 | The Trust published research revealing that 93 of their houses and gardens (nearly one-third) had connections with colonialism and historic slavery. |
| October 2020 | The National Trust announced 1,300 job losses following the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. |
| September 2020 | The Charity Commission opened a regulatory compliance case to examine the trustees' decision-making regarding the Trust's report on properties connected to colonialism and slavery. |
| July 2020 | The Trust announced that 1,200 jobs were at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
| June 2020 | National Trust parks and gardens began to re-open after the initial COVID-19 closures. |
| March 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Trust closed all its houses, shops, cafes, and gated parks and gardens. Simultaneously, they launched the #BlossomWatch social media campaign. |
| February 2020 | National Trust recorded 5.95 million members (2.78 million memberships) at the end of the annual reporting period, highlighting its significant membership base in conservation efforts. |
| February 2020 | National Trust reported a total income of £680.95 million for the financial year, with significant funding from membership subscriptions, property income, and various grants. |
| 2019 | The National Trust was employing 14,000 staff, including approximately 4,000 seasonal workers. |
| November 2019 | National Trust repeated the free property access program for National Lottery ticket holders, allowing visits to over 100 properties at no cost. |
| November 2018 | National Trust continued the initiative of inviting National Lottery ticket holders to visit over 100 properties free of charge for several days. |
| November 2017 | National Trust invited National Lottery ticket holders to visit over 100 properties free of charge for several days. |
| 2012 | The Trust's 12,567 oil paintings became available in a searchable online archive through the Public Catalogue Foundation. |
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