James Hopkins Trust

Analysis

James Hopkins Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2026, James Hopkins Trust reported income of £785k and spending of £808k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2026, income grew from £500k to £785k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, James Hopkins Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Learning Rooms Southport (£785k), Dawlish Gardens Trust (£788k) and Good Faith Foundation (£784k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59%, donations and legacies 39%, investments 1.4% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £33k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £843k would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.