The Nicholas Barnes Trust

Analysis

The Nicholas Barnes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Nicholas Barnes Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £12k to £12k (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Nicholas Barnes Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 22nd Prestwich Scout Group (£12k), Lady Allen and Linares Rivas Scholarships (£12k) and The Tormore Charitable Trust (£12k).

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.