Eric Hosking Trust

Analysis

Eric Hosking Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in March 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Eric Hosking Trust reported income of £26k and spending of £2,402, leaving 91% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,164 to £26k (+2122%), an average of +117% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1747%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Eric Hosking Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dyrham and Hinton Village Hall (£26k), Tooley's Boatyard Trust (£26k) and Bembridge Youth & Community Centre (£26k).