When these factors were combined, the trust found that wellbeing and opti-mism among young people had flatlined at a record low.

She managed to found her trust at the age of 60 with 5 in the bank and her pension of 14,000 a year.

The survey, of 2,103 households, also found that trust in energy supplier had risen, with more people believing that their power company was transparent and fair.

The trust found 12,500 homes and businesses had been built in coastal areas at risk of erosion or flooding over the past decade, contrary to planning guidance.

The trust found bird populations roughly doubled when they were fed through the lean winter months.