Freeways Trust

Analysis

Freeways Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05026647). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Freeways Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £906k to £2.0m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Freeways Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cherry Trees (£2.0m), The Mudchute Association (£2.0m) and The Selby Trust (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 60%, donations and legacies 34%, investments 3.8% and trading 2.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £12.9m would cover about 138 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.