Sir Halley Stewart Trust

Analysis

Sir Halley Stewart Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tetbury. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sir Halley Stewart Trust reported income of £847k and spending of £1.6m, spending 191% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £1.3m to £847k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sir Halley Stewart Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Alex Hogg Memorial Trust Limited (£847k), Doctors with Africa Cuamm UK (£847k) and The Triangle Trust 1949 Fund (£846k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 9.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £45.7m would cover about 331 months of spending at that rate.