The Helen and Geoffrey de Freitas Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Helen and Geoffrey de Freitas Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Helen and Geoffrey de Freitas Charitable Trust reported income of £28k and spending of £18k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £47k to £28k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Helen and Geoffrey de Freitas Charitable Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thetford U3a (£28k), Pison Association (£28k) and Hosanna Support Group (£28k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The main object of the trust is to benefit UK charitable organisations and voluntary umbrella bodies which seek: to conserve countryside and environment in rural Britain; to preserve Britain's cultural heritage; to assist the underpriveleged through community facilities and services.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thetford U3a | Norfolk | £28k |
| Pison Association | Sutton Coldfield | £28k |
| Hosanna Support Group | Somerset | £28k |
| Oatlands Village Hall | Surrey | £29k |