The Manor Trust Bedhampton
Analysis
The Manor Trust Bedhampton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05480101). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Manor Trust Bedhampton reported income of £753k and spending of £760k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £525k to £753k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Manor Trust Bedhampton sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include William Lovett's Almshouse Charity (£752k), The Abbeyfield Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead Society Limited (£760k) and Lord Leycester's Hospital (£747k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.8%
- Charitable activities 97%
- Trading 0.5%
- Investments 0.8%
In the charity's own words
The aims of the trust are to preserve the Trust's historic properties in the Conservation Village of Old Bedhampton in Hampshire; to provide a caring home environment for the elderly in the Trust's properties; and to promote and foster the social ambiance of Bedhampton and its locality and to support education in the community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| William Lovett's Almshouse Charity | Northampton | £752k |
| The Abbeyfield Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead Society Limited | Berkhamsted | £760k |
| Lord Leycester's Hospital | Warwick | £747k |
| The Streetlife Trust Limited | Blackpool | £768k |