The Follett Trust

Analysis

The Follett Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in May 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Follett Trust reported income of £65k and spending of £95k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £60k to £65k (+8.0%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 212%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Follett Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asto Clinics Charity Ltd (£65k), Sarah's Star (£65k) and The Lighthouse Attleborough (£65k).