Benjamin Weir Trust

Analysis

Benjamin Weir Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Benjamin Weir Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £30k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £14k to £23k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Benjamin Weir Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crown of Thorns (£23k), Children of the Tropics (North-East Brazil) (£23k) and Al-Qayoom Foundation International (£23k).

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.