Henderson Trust

Analysis

Henderson Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04103670). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Henderson Trust reported income of £650k and spending of £652k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £608k to £650k (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Henderson Trust 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis Community Hub: Hadley (£649k), Pimapalestine Limited (£651k) and Tinnitus UK (£649k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 87% and donations and legacies 13%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £16k. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.