The Blunt Trust

Analysis

The Blunt Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scotland. It was registered in December 1966, 60 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 April 2026, The Blunt Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £19k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £19k to £24k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Blunt Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charlies Beach Hut (£24k), The Jogid Charitable Trust (£24k) and The Chichester Hall (£24k).