Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Trust's objectives are primarily, but not exclusively, to assist in creating opportunities for people who are disadvantaged to improve their situation, either by financial assistance, involvement in project and support work or research into the causes of, and means to alleviate, hardship.

Latest income

£13.0m

Expenditure

£5.2m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £1.7m £4.2m
2022-03-31 £4.6m £4.6m
2023-03-31 £6.1m £4.2m
2024-03-31 £6.6m £5.3m
2025-03-31 £13.0m £5.2m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £6.0m
Charitable activities £0
Trading £0
Investment income £7.0m
Total income £13.0m

Spending

Charitable spend £4.7m
Raising funds £533k
Grants to institutions £4.3m
Governance £154k
Total expenditure £5.2m

Balance sheet

Reserves £0
Total funds £339m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £0
— endowment £339m
Total assets £339m
Cash £1.0m

People

Employees 3

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.