The Nestling Trust

Analysis

The Nestling Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devizes. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08645280). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Nestling Trust reported income of £42k and spending of £31k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £33k to £42k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Nestling Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Diabetes Research Association (£42k), Ffin Dance (£42k) and Make a Difference at Sandies (£42k).