The Michael Dewhirst Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Michael Dewhirst Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in April 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Michael Dewhirst Charitable Trust reported income of £43k and spending of £14k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £34k to £43k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 139% 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 Michael Dewhirst Charitable Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Platt Bridge Community Centre (Wigan) Limited (£43k), Hatfield Heath Village Hall Trust (£43k) and Game Therapy UK (£43k).