The Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust

Analysis

The Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edinburgh. It was registered in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust reported income of £961k and spending of £430k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £820k to £961k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Thomas J Horne Memorial Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voices in Exile (£960k), Release Legal Emergency and Drugs Service Limited (£961k) and Maternity Action (£958k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 47%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £424k.