Greenham Trust Ltd

Analysis

Greenham Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03340350). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Greenham Trust Ltd reported income of £16.3m and spending of £15.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10.1m to £16.3m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Greenham Trust Ltd 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 Hearing Dogs for Deaf People (£16.3m), Barnabas Fund (£16.5m) and Leicestershire & Rutland Organisation for the Relief of Suffering Limited (£16.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 59%, trading 32% and donations and legacies 8.5%. Charitable activities took 34% of spending and raising funds 65%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.2m. Reserves of £18.9m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.