National Trust enjoys record year
9th September 2010
The number of people opting to take staycations in the UK, rather than order foreign money and buy expensive travel insurance to head abroad, saw the National Trust experience its best ever financial year in 2009.
According to the trust, the rise in holidaymakers driving to their destinations, running the risk of breaking down and claiming on their breakdown cover, more than compensated for the drop in investments as a result of the recession.
Figures released by the charity showed a net gain of £58.7 million, higher than any year previously.
And the trust saw a rise of 16.2% in the number of visitors to paid-for properties such as stately homes, to 17.2 million.
As a result of the rise in staycationers, the number of those becoming members of the National Trust rose by 106,000 to 3.7 million.
Trust membership contributed more than £125 million to the organisation, while income from commercial activities including catering, National Trust shops and holiday cottages rose from £50.4 million in 2008/2009 to £54.7 million in 2009/2010.
Conservation projecting spending broke the £100 million mark for the first time, the National Trust said.
Copyright © Press Association 2010
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