The Sawmill Trust

Analysis

The Sawmill Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sawmill Trust reported income of £111k and spending of £35k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £111k (+979%), an average of +81% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Sawmill Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tees Valley Community Care Trust (£111k), Our Hidden Treasure (£111k) and Steps Club for Young People (£111k).