The Alan Freeman Trust

Analysis

The Alan Freeman Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shepperton. It was registered in April 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Alan Freeman Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £8,011, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £4,688 to £12k (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Alan Freeman Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% 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 The Charity of Elizabeth Williams (£12k), The Filling Station (Swindon) (£12k) and Edward Heron's Charity (£12k).