The Blackthorn Trust

Analysis

The Blackthorn Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05964574). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Blackthorn Trust reported income of £598k and spending of £733k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £730k to £598k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Blackthorn Trust 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 Hayden Family (UK) Ltd. (£598k), Hope Corner (£598k) and Gainsborough Trinity Foundation (£597k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, charitable activities 14%, investments 13% and trading 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £98k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Reserves of £149k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.