The Hutchinson Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Hutchinson Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wisbech. It was registered in February 2014, 12 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 makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hutchinson Charitable Trust reported income of £509k and spending of £848k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,526 to £509k (+14342%), an average of +247% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82878%. Over the whole period it spent 20% 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 Hutchinson Charitable Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gift Grow Good (£508k), The Sinclair Charity (£514k) and The Relithan Charitable Trust (£506k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £845k. Reserves of £13.7m would cover about 193 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
The main objects of the charity are to provide grants for charitable purposes mainly, but not exclusively, in the following areas:-Agricultural charitiesDisadvantaged people charitiesEducational charitiesFenland charities, especially those connected with Wisbech
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Gift Grow Good | London | £508k |
| The Sinclair Charity | London | £514k |
| The Relithan Charitable Trust | Bristol | £506k |
| The Utley Family Charitable Trust | Ingatestone | £516k |