Spiers Bank House Trust
Analysis
Spiers Bank House Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Driffield. It was registered in May 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and recreation, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Spiers Bank House Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £19k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,156 to £14k (+171%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 703%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Spiers Bank House Trust sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crosslanes Chapel Property Trust (£14k), The Charity Known As the Retreat (£14k) and The Clewer St Stephen Curate's House (£14k).
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
We have a residential facility in the forest area near Cropton in N. Yorkshire with self-catering accommodation for 26 people in a mixture of dormitories and double rooms. We allow groups of young people accompanied by responsible adults to book the facility for educational purposes and as such we are attached, but independent of, Driffield School in Driffield, East Yorkshire.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Crosslanes Chapel Property Trust | Fordingbridge | £14k |
| The Charity Known As the Retreat | Kent | £14k |
| The Clewer St Stephen Curate's House | Windsor | £14k |
| St Helen's Almshouses | Cumbria | £14k |