The Blackdown Hills Mission Trust

Analysis

The Blackdown Hills Mission Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cullompton. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Blackdown Hills Mission Trust reported income of £38k and spending of £29k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £36k to £38k (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Blackdown Hills Mission Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parish of Great Waltham Almshouse Charity (£38k), Resthaven Almshouses (£39k) and The Harton Town Trust (£38k).