The Thames Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Thames Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in February 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Thames Charitable Trust reported income of £39k and spending of £7,564, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £40k to £39k (-3.3%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Thames Charitable Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bravetree Limited (£39k), The Gredley Charitable Trust (£39k) and Winrocc Charitable Settlement (£39k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.