The Silverwood Trust

Analysis

The Silverwood Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidstone. It was registered in August 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, 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 October 2025, The Silverwood Trust reported income of £276k and spending of £43k, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £29k to £276k (+854%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 804%. Over the whole period it spent 47% 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 Silverwood Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kennington Association (£276k), Life Education Centre for Lancashire (£276k) and The Hummingbird Initiative (£276k).