The Ashburnham Thanksgiving Trust

Analysis

The Ashburnham Thanksgiving Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Battle. It was registered in August 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, 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 April 2026, The Ashburnham Thanksgiving Trust reported income of £333k and spending of £404k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £270k to £333k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ashburnham Thanksgiving Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeemed Christian Church of God ("RCCG") the Sanctuary (£333k), Chabad Israeli Centre (£333k) and Triangular CIO (£333k).

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.