The Harlea Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Harlea Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 December 2025, The Harlea Charitable Trust reported income of £22k and spending of £33k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £26k to £22k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 996%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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 Harlea Charitable Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Khidmat (£22k), City of London Police - Charity for Children (£22k) and Medicaid Action Limited (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. relief & assistance of poor & needy persons in the UK or elsewhere irrespective of colour, race or creed,2. advancement of the education of individuals and/or educational or training establishments in the UK or elsewhere,3. such other purposes & 2 do such other things 4 the relief of poverty or the advancement of education as the Trustees in their discretion shall from time 2 time decide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Khidmat | Luton | £22k |
| City of London Police - Charity for Children | London | £22k |
| Medicaid Action Limited | Peterborough | £22k |
| Lakes Vision Services | Carlisle | £22k |