Arbuthnott Charitable Trust
Analysis
Arbuthnott Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in April 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 company (Companies House number 06548237). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Arbuthnott Charitable Trust reported income of £111k and spending of £28k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,358 to £111k (+8087%), an average of +201% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 737%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, Arbuthnott Charitable Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kelly Family Charitable Trust (£111k), Whitehill Chase Foundation (£112k) and Leyland Trucks Helping Hand (£111k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity is a grant making charity. During the year the charity made grants of -ú1,000 which was considered satisfactory given the level of income on the year.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Kelly Family Charitable Trust | Edinburgh | £111k |
| Whitehill Chase Foundation | Gloucestershire | £112k |
| Leyland Trucks Helping Hand | Leyland | £111k |
| The William Lithgow Foundation | Chelmsford | £112k |