Hughes Travel Trust
Analysis
Hughes Travel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Hughes Travel Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £61k, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £14k to £30k (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 3287%. Over the whole period it spent 264% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hughes Travel Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Liberty Family Church (£30k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke's Grimethorpe with St Paul's Brierley (£30k) and The Goldthorpe Parish Church Building Trust (£30k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust mainly fulfils its charitable objectives amongst the international group of Christian believers known as the Brethren by providing subsidised travel for those in necessitous circumstances and making travel arrangements to enable members of the Brethren community to attend religious conferences and gospel preaching of the Word of God.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Liberty Family Church | Nuneaton | £30k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke's Grimethorpe with St Paul's Brierley | Barnsley | £30k |
| The Goldthorpe Parish Church Building Trust | Rotherham | £30k |
| Bury Fellowship | Lancashire | £30k |