Helios Trust

Analysis

Helios Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03270088). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Helios Trust reported income of £95k and spending of £36k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to August 2025, income grew from £77k to £95k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 401%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Helios Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team (£95k), The Pink Place (£95k) and The League of Friends of Cranleigh Village Hospital (£95k).