Margaret Brown Trust
Analysis
Margaret Brown Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grantham. It was registered in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Margaret Brown Trust reported income of £66k and spending of £80k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £45k to £66k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Margaret Brown Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart Research Wales (£66k), Inspero (£66k) and Playaway (£66k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To apply capital and income for charitable purposes as the Trustees see fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Heart Research Wales | Penarth | £66k |
| Inspero | Basingstoke | £66k |
| Playaway | Slough | £66k |
| Sir Clive Bourne Family Trust | London | £66k |