The Cleeves and Whitehead Trust

Analysis

The Cleeves and Whitehead Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Cleeves and Whitehead Trust reported income of £88k and spending of £135k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £81k to £88k (+8.0%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 211% 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 Cleeves and Whitehead Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital Trust (£88k), Act 4 Africa (£88k) and Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary (£88k).