The Harpenden Trust

Analysis

The Harpenden Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harpenden. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05951591). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Harpenden Trust reported income of £404k and spending of £572k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £266k to £404k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Harpenden 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 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Birmingham Boys and Girls Union (£404k), Fountain of Life Church (£404k) and Sycamore Trust U.k. (£403k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.