The Meadows Trust

Analysis

The Meadows Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Meadows Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £3,300, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2,300 to £12k (+443%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 257%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Meadows Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Melrose Club (£12k), Misson Community Association (£13k) and Mowsley Village Hall (£12k).