The Ashfield Trust

Analysis

The Ashfield Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Littlehampton. It was registered in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, accommodation/housing, animals and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Ashfield Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £61k, spending 246% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £16k to £25k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 294% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Ashfield Trust sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorcas House (Otherwise Known As Portreeves or Corporation Almshouses) (£25k), Almshouses of William Jones (£25k) and The Oasis Property Trust (£25k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.