The Neill Trust

Analysis

The Neill Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Uckfield. It was registered in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Neill Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £39k, spending 229% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £13k to £17k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 7737%. Over the whole period it spent 24% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Neill Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lerryn School Association (£17k), Warwickshire Industrial Locomotive Preservation Trust (£17k) and 10th Ilkeston Scout Group (£17k).

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.