The Simpson Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Simpson Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Knutsford. It was registered in May 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Simpson Charitable Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £14k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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 Simpson Charitable Trust sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Exeter Southernhay and Topsham Trust Fund (£14k), Edo Community Birmingham (£14k) and The Aftab Ali Trust (£14k).