The Michael Barnard Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Michael Barnard Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in July 2014, 12 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Michael Barnard Charitable Trust reported income of £111k and spending of £151k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9,174 to £111k (+1106%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 256% 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 Michael Barnard Charitable Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buddha Land Kadampa Meditation Centre Ltd (£111k), The VTCT Foundation (£111k) and Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (£111k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the trust are: the relief of poverty for persons primarily in the united kingdom who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by reason of their social and/or economic circumstances, by reason of their suffering from natural disasters, or by reason of their being victims of crime, injustice or violence.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Buddha Land Kadampa Meditation Centre Ltd | West Yorkshire | £111k |
| The VTCT Foundation | London | £111k |
| Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust | Preston | £111k |
| National Search and Rescue Dog Association | Canterbury | £111k |