The Erskine Hill Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Erskine Hill Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2011, 15 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 other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Erskine Hill Charitable Trust reported income of £81k and spending of £74k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £30k to £81k (+169%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Erskine Hill Charitable Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Henfrey Charitable Trust (£81k), John and Penelope Lebus Trust (£81k) and The Taylor-Marsh Foundation (£81k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The charity provides funding to charitable bodies and for charitable purposes, in each case, as selected by the trustees based on their own knowledge. The Charity does not have the resources to assess charitable bodies that are not personally known to the Trustees. No grants will be made in response to unsolicited requests
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Henfrey Charitable Trust | Morpeth | £81k |
| John and Penelope Lebus Trust | Cambridge | £81k |
| The Taylor-Marsh Foundation | Bristol | £81k |
| West Norfolk Befriending | Norfolk | £81k |