The Blandford Trust

Analysis

The Blandford Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exmouth. It was registered in September 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Blandford Trust reported income of £27k and spending of £23k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £28k to £27k (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Blandford Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inspire Yorkshire (£27k), Young Star Mentoring (£27k) and The Freshwater Foundation (£27k).