Hermes Trust
Analysis
Hermes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stroud. It was registered in January 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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 provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Hermes Trust reported income of £193k and spending of £170k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £157k to £193k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hermes Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al Ihsan Trust Sri Lanka (£193k), Global Action on Men's Health (Gamh) (£193k) and Rigul Trust (£193k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Hermes Trust makes grants and loans to cultural, educational, medical and other charitable projects inspired by Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophy.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Al Ihsan Trust Sri Lanka | Watford | £193k |
| Global Action on Men's Health (Gamh) | London | £193k |
| Rigul Trust | London | £193k |
| Minehead Baptist Church | Minehead | £193k |