Minstead Trust
Analysis
Minstead Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lyndhurst. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03149116). It says it provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Minstead Trust reported income of £8.7m and spending of £8.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £4.6m to £8.7m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Minstead Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shared Lives South West (£8.6m), The Benjamin Foundation (£8.7m) and Autism.west Midlands (£8.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 5.9% and trading 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 274 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 5.9%
- Charitable activities 92%
- Trading 1.7%
- Investments 0.4%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
Provision of residential and day training work, social and domestic skills for young adults with learning disabilities. Provided through a range of activities from classroom studies, different levels of supervised accommodation in our own premises at local supported housing, work place skills through extensive horticultural and workplace facilities as well as work placements in the community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Lives South West | Devon | £8.6m |
| The Benjamin Foundation | Norwich | £8.7m |
| Autism.west Midlands | Birmingham | £8.4m |
| The Royal National College for the Blind | Hereford | £8.9m |