The John Harrison Charitable Trust

Analysis

The John Harrison Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The John Harrison Charitable Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £97k, spending 801% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £11k to £12k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 667% 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 John Harrison Charitable Trust sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denby Institute and Recreation Ground (£12k), Social Education Voluntary Association (Seva) Trust UK (£12k) and Norwich Kickstop Youth and Community Sports Club (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.