The Linnet Trust
Analysis
The Linnet Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Linnet Trust reported income of £27k and spending of £114k, spending 417% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £20k to £27k (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 462% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Linnet Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% 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 Pars Community Action in the UK (£27k), The Bissill Charitable Trust (£27k) and The Holliday Foundation (£27k).
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 Linnet Trust supports charities operating in the South West of England that are innovative, cost effective, administratively efficient and well respected in their field. We target disadvantaged groups with mental, physical or behavioural problems, often a consequence of poverty. The trust will not support individuals, religious organisations, animal or art charities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pars Community Action in the UK | Birmingham | £27k |
| The Bissill Charitable Trust | West Midlands | £27k |
| The Holliday Foundation | London | £27k |
| Royal Army Chaplains' Department Association | Monxton Road | £27k |