Headley Pitt Trust

Analysis

Headley Pitt Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Headley Pitt Trust reported income of £104k and spending of £110k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £81k to £104k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Headley Pitt Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wisley Foundation (£104k), Harry's Hydro Appeal (£104k) and Hertford Community Church Trust (£104k).