The Horners Charity Fund
Analysis
The Horners Charity Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 8 Little Trinity Lane. It was registered in July 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Horners Charity Fund reported income of £141k and spending of £236k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £189k to £141k (-26%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Horners Charity Fund sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hiraddug Childcare (£141k), The Martin Foundation (£141k) and Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School (£141k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity operates through separate sub-committees of the Trustees in considering grant applications, scholarships and educational endowments, and in monitoring the investment performance of the funds and the availability of cash to make grants
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hiraddug Childcare | Rhyl | £141k |
| The Martin Foundation | London | £141k |
| Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School | Sittingbourne | £141k |
| The Forgiveness Project | London | £141k |