The Grain House Trust

Analysis

The Grain House Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alton. It was registered in March 2003, 23 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04626536). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Grain House Trust reported income of £532k and spending of £499k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £439k to £532k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Grain House 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 Healthprom (£532k), Totnes Caring Ltd (£532k) and Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom UK (£531k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76% and trading 24%. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 22%. Grants to other organisations totalled £27k. Reserves of £247k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.