The Hotspur Trust

Analysis

The Hotspur Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Hotspur Trust reported income of £518k and spending of £266k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £363k to £518k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 4611%. Over the whole period it spent 148% 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 Hotspur Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Human Milk Foundation (£518k), Essex Dementia Care (£519k) and The Foyer Federation (£518k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77% and investments 3.5%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 1.4%.