The Lindsay Trust

Analysis

The Lindsay Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Lindsay Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £37k, spending 301% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £5,696 to £12k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Lindsay Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Yousaf Charitable Foundation (£12k), Rotary Club of Macclesfield Castle Trust Fund (£12k) and Charity of John Bend (£12k).