The Sussex Snowdrop Trust

Analysis

The Sussex Snowdrop Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walberton. It was registered in March 2003, 23 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 company (Companies House number 04557686). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Sussex Snowdrop Trust reported income of £509k and spending of £655k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £410k to £509k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Sussex Snowdrop Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Together Against Cancer (£508k), E F Bulmer Trust (£509k) and Ready Generations (£508k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, investments 13% and trading 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £27k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 41 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.