Sleaford Caring Trust
Analysis
Sleaford Caring Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Sleaford Caring Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £15k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £6,831 to £17k (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sleaford Caring Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Routledge Hunter Memorial Fund (£17k), The Eternal Sacred Order of the Morning Star & Saint Michael Star Fountain of Life Mount Zion Borough Parish (£17k) and The Attlee Foundation (£17k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Befriending Scheme provides simple genuine friendships for those aged 70 or over from committed and caring people willing to give an hour or so a week to their befriendee. The charity responds to the high demand for community-based opportunities for social contact amongst older people so as to reduce and prevent the isolation experienced by many people as they grow into old age.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The John Routledge Hunter Memorial Fund | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £17k |
| The Eternal Sacred Order of the Morning Star & Saint Michael Star Fountain of Life Mount Zion Borough Parish | Kent | £17k |
| The Attlee Foundation | London | £17k |
| Meliden Community Association | Denbighshire | £17k |