The William Barry Trust

Analysis

The William Barry Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in December 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The William Barry Trust reported income of £80k and spending of £134k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £16k to £80k (+406%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 338%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The William Barry Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Happitime Playgroup Ltd (£80k), Cylch Meithrin Pont Y Gof (£80k) and Wiltshire area youth services - WAYS (£80k).