Lady Harriet Bentinck Trust Fund
Analysis
Lady Harriet Bentinck Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Lady Harriet Bentinck Trust Fund reported income of £118k and spending of £24k, leaving 80% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £263k to £118k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2307%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lady Harriet Bentinck Trust Fund sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tamworth Wellbeing and Cancer Support Centre (£118k), The Restoration Trust (£118k) and The Peggy Wood Foundation (£118k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
RELIEF IN CASES OF NEED OF BRITISH NATIONALS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, DISABLED, HANDICAPPED OR INFIRM BY PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES WHICH ARE CALCULATED TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OR ASSIST THE RECOVERY OF SUCH PERSONS, OR BY PAYING OR ASSISTING IN THE PAYMENT OF THE FUNERAL EXPENSES OF SUCH PERSONS ON THEIR DEATH.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tamworth Wellbeing and Cancer Support Centre | Tamworth | £118k |
| The Restoration Trust | London | £118k |
| The Peggy Wood Foundation | Sittingbourne | £118k |
| Greater Manchester Bloodbikes | Oldham | £118k |