The Blackwell Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Blackwell Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abingdon Oxfordshire. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Blackwell Charitable Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £200k, spending 1287% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £19k to £16k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 621% 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 Blackwell Charitable Trust sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tipton and Coseley Building Society Charitable Foundation (£16k), Onewig Onesmile Limited (£16k) and The Rotary Club of Barrow Meridian (£16k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trust fund is held as capital and income for such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the Trustees at their total discretion think fit. The Trust distributes to registered (or exempt) charities and no donations are made directly to individuals. A variety of charitable causes is included in the Trust's work, and donations are made out of both income and capital.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tipton and Coseley Building Society Charitable Foundation | Tipton | £16k |
| Onewig Onesmile Limited | Essex | £16k |
| The Rotary Club of Barrow Meridian | North Lincolnshire | £16k |
| Clapton and Wayford Village Hall | Beaminster | £16k |