The Three Oaks Trust

Analysis

The Three Oaks Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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 September 2025, The Three Oaks Trust reported income of £584k and spending of £574k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £298k to £584k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 50%. 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, The Three Oaks Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newby Trust Limited (£583k), Grace House North East (£584k) and Colostomy UK (£583k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £372k. Reserves of £18.6m would cover about 382 months of spending at that rate.