The Nelson Trust

Analysis

The Nelson Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03211815). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Nelson Trust reported income of £13.5m and spending of £11.3m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.0m to £13.5m (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Nelson Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Cornwall Hospice Care Limited (£13.4m), The Myton Hospices (£13.5m) and The English Dominican Congregation (Stone) Charitable Fund (£13.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 3.4% and trading 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £39k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 273 people.