The Margaret Hart Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Margaret Hart Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fareham. It was registered in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Margaret Hart Charitable Trust reported income of £72k and spending of £53k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £48k to £72k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Margaret Hart Charitable Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% 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 Life for Bangladesh (£72k), Love India (£72k) and O.c. Trust (£71k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.