The Venik Trust

Analysis

The Venik Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 other finance.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Venik Trust reported income of £938k and spending of £920k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £115k to £938k (+716%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 442%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Venik Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Charitable Fund (£937k), Feed the Poor (£938k) and Zaimah (£936k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and investments 19%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £852k. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 33 months of spending at that rate.