The Henfrey Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Henfrey Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Morpeth. It was registered in April 2015, 11 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 Henfrey Charitable Trust reported income of £81k and spending of £65k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £21k to £81k (+278%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 198% 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 Henfrey Charitable Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Taylor-Marsh Foundation (£81k), The Erskine Hill Charitable Trust (£81k) and Gladstone Terrace Centre for Young People (£81k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Trust supports a wide range of charitable and voluntary organisations with an emphasis on educational and cultural activities of all kinds but especially those based in North East England.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Taylor-Marsh Foundation | Bristol | £81k |
| The Erskine Hill Charitable Trust | London | £81k |
| Gladstone Terrace Centre for Young People | Tyne And Wear | £81k |
| John and Penelope Lebus Trust | Cambridge | £81k |