Sir Malcolm Stewart Bart General Charitable Trust

Analysis

Sir Malcolm Stewart Bart General Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Sir Malcolm Stewart Bart General Charitable Trust reported income of £2.1m and spending of £369k, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £100k to £2.1m (+1971%), an average of +113% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 1156%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Sir Malcolm Stewart Bart General Charitable Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethesda Eventide Homes Ipswich (£2.1m), Hillbrook Grange Residential Care Home (£2.1m) and Staffordshire Women's Aid (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and investments 3.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.9m. Charitable activities took 50% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £14.5m would cover about 237 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.