The Hermitage Trust

Analysis

The Hermitage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in December 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Hermitage Trust reported income of £73k and spending of £172k, spending 236% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £70k to £73k (+3.8%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Hermitage Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chatzi Shekel Foundation (£73k), Living Potential Foundation (£73k) and The Captains Trust (£73k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.