The Butler Trust

Analysis

The Butler Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07844810). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Butler Trust reported income of £233k and spending of £254k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £254k to £233k (-8.5%), an average of -2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Butler Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zebra Access CIO (£232k), The Castanea Trust (£233k) and British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons (£232k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.