The Ward Blenkinsop Trust
Analysis
The Ward Blenkinsop Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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 Ward Blenkinsop Trust reported income of £70k and spending of £54k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £130k to £70k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 580%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Ward Blenkinsop Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Anya Sturdy Charitable Trust for Medical Research (£70k), Hope Alive Trust (£70k) and Colchester Children's Charity Appeal (£70k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The awarding of grants for charitable purposes from the income from a Trust Fund set up in 1972, as the Trustees think fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Anya Sturdy Charitable Trust for Medical Research | London | £70k |
| Hope Alive Trust | Chatham | £70k |
| Colchester Children's Charity Appeal | Colchester | £70k |
| Somerford Alliance Resource Centre | Dorset | £70k |