Top Barn Trust
Analysis
Top Barn Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06136010). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Top Barn Trust reported income of £40k and spending of £18k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £22k to £40k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 323%. Over the whole period it spent 169% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Top Barn Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Focus Fakenham (£40k), The Meeting Place, Westbourne (£40k) and Jaffna Muslim Association - UK (£40k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.TO RELIEVE THE POOR,THE SICK AND THOSE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS, AND SUPPORT THE AGED WHO HAVE ACHARITABLE NEED.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND TO PROVIDE PASTORAL CARE.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN TEH INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATIONSIMILARLY SUPPORT FOR ALLEVIATION OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| First Focus Fakenham | Norfolk | £40k |
| The Meeting Place, Westbourne | West Sussex | £40k |
| Jaffna Muslim Association - UK | London | £40k |
| Galactosaemia Support Group | Sheffield | £40k |