The Dowley Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Dowley Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Dowley Charitable Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £32k, spending 305% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £814 to £10k (+1169%), an average of +89% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 221%. Over the whole period it spent 756% 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 Dowley Charitable Trust sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freda Ashmore Scholarship Fund (£10k), Pectus Matters (£10k) and Bucks Uniformed Youth (£10k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trustees intend to support educational and medical charities and charities connected with the performing arts, amongst other charitable activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Freda Ashmore Scholarship Fund | Middlesex | £10k |
| Pectus Matters | London | £10k |
| Bucks Uniformed Youth | Buckinghamshire | £10k |
| Warfield Group Riding for the Disabled Association | Windsor | £10k |