The Astor of Hever Trust

Analysis

The Astor of Hever Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Westerham. It was registered in July 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Astor of Hever Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £54k, spending 252% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £24k to £21k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 172% 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 Astor of Hever Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Village Hall (Northwold) (£21k), Mumbles Community Association (£21k) and Canvey Island Horticultural Society (£21k).

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.