The Billmeir Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Billmeir Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Billmeir Charitable Trust reported income of £239k and spending of £247k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £220k to £239k (+8.8%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Billmeir Charitable Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blandford Opportunity Group (£239k), Erica Lawson Charitable Trust (£239k) and West Wales Action for Mental Health (£239k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.