The Dawe Family Trust

Analysis

The Dawe Family Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Dawe Family Trust reported income of £617k and spending of £633k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £13k to £617k (+4612%), an average of +162% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 3053%. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Dawe Family Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Acorns (North Tyneside) (£616k), Alex Timpson Trust (£618k) and The Honourable the Irish Society (£611k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and charitable activities 2.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.

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.