Hewer-White Trust

Analysis

Hewer-White Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00750390). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hewer-White Trust reported income of £965k and spending of £1.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income fell from £3.4m to £965k (-71%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Hewer-White Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include (Trust Property Held in Connexion With) Adath Yisroel Synagogue (£957k), Montgomeryshire Family Crisis Centre (£965k) and Commonweal Housing Limited (£951k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 67%, charitable activities 14% and donations and legacies 4.1%. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £11.6m would cover about 124 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.