The Myosotis Trust

Analysis

The Myosotis Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gwent. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Myosotis Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £15k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £53k to £24k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 383%. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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 Myosotis 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 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christians in Overseas Service Trust CIO (£24k), Hope Counselling Service (£24k) and Good Gardeners International (£24k).