The Bourne May Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Bourne May Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alresford. It was registered in February 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Bourne May Charitable Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £10k to £12k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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 Bourne May 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 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ebs Counselling (£12k), Rotary Club of Devizes Trust Fund (£12k) and Modbury Caring (£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.