The Misselbrook Trust

Analysis

The Misselbrook Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in November 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Misselbrook Trust reported income of £32k and spending of £51k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £49k to £32k (-34%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Misselbrook Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Newent Trust Fund (£32k), Houghton Village Hall (£32k) and Goudhurst Parent Teacher Association (£32k).

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.