The Balney Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Balney Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport Pagnell. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Balney Charitable Trust reported income of £231k and spending of £164k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £149k to £231k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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 Balney Charitable Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Genesys Legacy Project Ltd (£231k), Medic Assist International (£231k) and Vida Sheffield (£231k).