Avery Hill Charitable Trust

Analysis

Avery Hill Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidcup. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05039769). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Avery Hill Charitable Trust reported income of £630k and spending of £534k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £492k to £630k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Avery Hill Charitable Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nissi Homes Limited (£630k), New Life Christian Centre (Wakefield) (£631k) and Spotlight on Corruption Ltd (£630k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £9,067. Reserves of £147k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.