Emma Simmons Trust

Analysis

Emma Simmons Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Emma Simmons Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £57k, spending 358% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £19k to £16k (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 181% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Emma Simmons Trust sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Martlesham Heath Pavilion (£16k), The Stonor Almshouses (£16k) and The Bishopthorpe Trust (£16k).