The Fineman Trust

Analysis

The Fineman Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warminster. It was registered in July 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Fineman Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £23k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £19k to £20k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 133% 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 Fineman Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Faith in Action Community Development (£20k), The Friends of Guisborough Forest & Walkway (£20k) and Raynet-Uk (£20k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.