The David Snowdon Trust
Analysis
The David Snowdon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ulverston. It was registered in December 1999, 27 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. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The David Snowdon Trust reported income of £285k and spending of £238k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £285k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 15% 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 David Snowdon Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lindum Sports Association Limited (£285k), Birmingham Care Group (£285k) and The Friends of Asos Chesed (£285k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects are to advance the education of the public, particularly in the arts, to the relief of poverty and, to the relief of suffering, including medical research.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lindum Sports Association Limited | Lincoln | £285k |
| Birmingham Care Group | Birmingham | £285k |
| The Friends of Asos Chesed | Salford | £285k |
| Beyond Shame, Beyond Stigma | Hertfordshire | £285k |