The Linden Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Linden Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in March 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Linden Charitable Trust reported income of £92k and spending of £101k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £64k to £92k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 175% 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 Linden Charitable 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 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epilepsy Outlook (£92k), Ca England & Wales (£92k) and Blaze 4:16-Potters Bar Foodbank (£92k).
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
Objectives of the charity are defined widely in the governing document to include any charitable activity.Trustees have considered the Commissions guidance on public benefit & currently Trustees policy is to benefit charities specialising in cancer relief & research,those particularly involved with hospices,those involved in arts & also a wider range of charities based in & around Leeds,WYorks.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Epilepsy Outlook | Cleveland | £92k |
| Ca England & Wales | Kent | £92k |
| Blaze 4:16-Potters Bar Foodbank | Potters Bar | £92k |
| The Williams Charitable Trust | London | £92k |