The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Archie Sherman Charitable 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 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 and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Archie Sherman Charitable Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belper Leisure Centre Limited (£1.3m), Aneinu Limited (£1.3m) and International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.