Off the Fence Trust Limited

Analysis

Off the Fence Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05300691). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Off the Fence Trust Limited reported income of £595k and spending of £839k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £816k to £595k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Off the Fence Trust Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Flat Iron Trust (£594k), Stick 'n' Step (£595k) and Tom's Trust (£594k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, trading 6.7%, investments 4.5% and charitable activities 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £47k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £564k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.