Joseph Hardy Charitable Trust

Analysis

Joseph Hardy Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Henley-in-Arden. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Joseph Hardy Charitable Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £10k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £42k to £13k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 206%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Joseph Hardy Charitable Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fitzfest (£13k), The Pillars of St Michael`s Betchworth (£13k) and Greywell Village Hall (£13k).