The Joseph and Elizabeth Hodgson Trust Fund
Analysis
The Joseph and Elizabeth Hodgson Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Joseph and Elizabeth Hodgson Trust Fund reported income of £114k and spending of £108k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £68k to £114k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Joseph and Elizabeth Hodgson Trust Fund sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disley Under Fives (£114k), Criminon United Kingdom (£114k) and Earth Building UK and Ireland Ltd (£114k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trustees have set up a scheme of Hodgson law Scholars.Scholars will be selected annually from applicants worldwide and be funded to pursue a taught postgraduate degree in law.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Disley Under Fives | Stockport | £114k |
| Criminon United Kingdom | East Grinstead | £114k |
| Earth Building UK and Ireland Ltd | Wiltshire | £114k |
| St Johns Pre-School Playgroup (Carlton) | Nottingham | £114k |