The Quicken Trust

Analysis

The Quicken Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives 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 05047081). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Quicken Trust reported income of £440k and spending of £413k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £617k to £440k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Quicken Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Suffolk Befriending Scheme for People with Learning Disabilities (£439k), Roadpeace (£440k) and Independent Arts (£439k).