Osbaldeston Trust

Analysis

Osbaldeston Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05947391). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Osbaldeston Trust reported income of £68k and spending of £41k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £48k to £68k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Osbaldeston Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buckland Newton Community Property Trust (£68k), The Henry Boys' Almshouses (£68k) and Winwood Almshouses Trust (£68k).