The Hendy and Pendle Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Hendy and Pendle Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2026, The Hendy and Pendle Charitable Trust reported income of £61k and spending of £54k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £55k to £61k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Hendy and Pendle Charitable Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Merton and Morden Guild of Social Service (£61k), Bega Kwa Bega Uganda (£61k) and The Growing Space (Wincanton) Limited (£61k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust maintains and operates two heritage buses in order to preserve them and raise income. It make grants to pre-selected charities and other organisations to preserve transport heritage, develop public access in the village of Imber, and the relief of those in need, particularly in Richmond upon Thames. Unsolicited applications for grants are very unlikely to be successful.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Merton and Morden Guild of Social Service | Surrey | £61k |
| Bega Kwa Bega Uganda | Buckinghamshire | £61k |
| The Growing Space (Wincanton) Limited | Somerset | £61k |
| British Association for Cytopathology (Bac) | London | £61k |