Harris Charitable Trust
Analysis
Harris Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Harris Charitable Trust reported income of £37k and spending of £36k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £26k to £37k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Harris Charitable Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holistic Wellness Community (£37k), British Sleep Society (£37k) and Aid to Burkina (£37k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust makes donations and grants for charitable purposes that it supports and is interested in. The policy of the Trustees is to make donations only for charitable purposes in which they are interested and not to respond to unsolicited appeals.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Holistic Wellness Community | West Sussex | £37k |
| British Sleep Society | Lichfield | £37k |
| Aid to Burkina | Washington | £37k |
| Al Abrar Academy Limited | West Yorkshire | £37k |