John Horniman's Children's Trust

Analysis

John Horniman's Children's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, John Horniman's Children's Trust reported income of £52k and spending of £127k, spending 244% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £41k to £52k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 281% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, John Horniman's Children's Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Ain International Welfare Trust (£52k), The Association of Professional Sri Lankans in the UK (Apsl) (£52k) and Uganda Muslim Community in United Kingdom (£52k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.