The Aldingbourne Trust

Analysis

The Aldingbourne Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in August 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01385053). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Aldingbourne Trust reported income of £9.4m and spending of £9.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.2m to £9.4m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Aldingbourne Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Remarkable Autism Ltd (£9.2m), Kids (£9.4m) and Royal Deaf Education Trust (£9.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, trading 14%, donations and legacies 2.7% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 285 people.