Hoper-Dixon Trust
Analysis
Hoper-Dixon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Hoper-Dixon Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £21k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £16k to £17k (+8.1%), an average of +2.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hoper-Dixon Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nicaragua Education, Culture and Arts Trust (£17k), Mahdi Foundation (£18k) and Little Cherubs Community (£17k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Hoper-Dixon Trust makes grants for the benefit of the poor connected with or in the neighbourhood of any house or pastoral centre under the direction of the English Province of the Order of Preachers.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua Education, Culture and Arts Trust | Aylesbury | £17k |
| Mahdi Foundation | Harrow | £18k |
| Little Cherubs Community | Chapel-en-le-Frith | £17k |
| The Caribbean Hindu Cultural Society | London | £18k |