The Dawe Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Dawe Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newmarket. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Dawe Charitable Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £347, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2,101 to £10k (+383%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 282%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Dawe Charitable Trust sits at the 15th percentile: it is larger than about 15% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raynsford's Almshouse Charities (£10k), The Bridgwater Memorial Homes (£10k) and The Edgefield Cottage Trust (£10k).