The Heathcoat Trust
Analysis
The Heathcoat Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Heathcoat Trust reported income of £954k and spending of £973k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £683k to £954k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Heathcoat Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust (£954k), Wandsworth Carers' Centre (£955k) and The British Nutrition Foundation (£954k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £77k. Reserves of £5.5m would cover about 67 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
for the relief of financial hardshipfor education and trainingfor building or making grants to health institutions andin certain circumstances for making contributions to any charity but mostly in Tiverton, Devon, its neighbourhood or in places where the firms John Heathcoat & Co Ltd and Lowman Manufacturing Co Ltd and their subsidiaries carry on business
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust | East Sussex | £954k |
| Wandsworth Carers' Centre | London | £955k |
| The British Nutrition Foundation | London | £954k |
| Oizer Charitable Trust | Manchester | £955k |