H T and L B Cadbury Charitable Trust
Analysis
H T and L B Cadbury Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, H T and L B Cadbury Charitable Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £131k, spending 710% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £40k to £18k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 279% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, H T and L B Cadbury Charitable Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love is Kindness Charitable Trust (£18k), Donnington Hall (£19k) and The Manor 2056 Trust (£18k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the trust deed are to make grants for general charitable purposes at the discretion of the trustees. In practice, a policy reflecting the interests of the settlers has been implemented, whereby grants are made under the following headings, health, homelessness, Quaker causes/institutions, support groups and third world. The trust does not accept unsolicited applications.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Love is Kindness Charitable Trust | East Molesey | £18k |
| Donnington Hall | Sevenoaks | £19k |
| The Manor 2056 Trust | Wymondham | £18k |
| The Late Miss Doris Evelyn Clarke's Charitable Trust | Bristol | £19k |