The Hardman Trust

Analysis

The Hardman Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04629036). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Hardman Trust reported income of £670k and spending of £582k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £41k to £670k (+1528%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 1096%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hardman Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Thomas, Lancaster (£670k), Churchcentral Trust (£671k) and Trusted Homes Ltd (£669k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97%, charitable activities 2.2% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Reserves of £222k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.