The Alfred Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Alfred Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hassocks. It was registered in March 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The Alfred Charitable Trust reported income of £155k and spending of £49k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £25k to £155k (+529%), an average of +85% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 375%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Alfred Charitable Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilfrid and Constance Cave Foundation (£154k), Westcroft Community Centre (£155k) and Pepper's-A Safe Place (£154k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.