The Alister Hardy Trust

Analysis

The Alister Hardy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Llanfairfechan. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Alister Hardy Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £37k, spending 210% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £17k (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 165% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Alister Hardy Trust sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Anglican Asian Living Church (£17k), Treowen and District Village Hall (£17k) and King of Hearts Creative Outreach (£17k).

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.