The Boltini Trust
Analysis
The Boltini Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Midhurst. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Boltini Trust reported income of £669k and spending of £631k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £471k to £669k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Boltini Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newport {shropshire} Cottage Care Centre Trust Limited (£668k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Ascension, Balham Hill (£671k) and The Fairfield Charitable Trust (£667k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £621k. Reserves of £256k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.4%
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust supports deserving charitable causes that the Trustees think are doing particularly worthwhile activities generally but not exclusively located within the home counties of England with particular focus on Surrey and West Sussex. The Trust also supports the arts through funding musical organisations particularly those with an involvement in contempory music.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Newport {shropshire} Cottage Care Centre Trust Limited | Newport | £668k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Ascension, Balham Hill | London | £671k |
| The Fairfield Charitable Trust | Somerset | £667k |
| The Royal Anglian Regiment Benevolent Charity | Suffolk | £679k |