The Thomas Buxton Trust

Analysis

The Thomas Buxton Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tamworth. It was registered in July 1985, 41 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. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Thomas Buxton Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £59, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £189 to £11k (+5942%), an average of +179% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1134%. Over the whole period it spent 5.3% 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 Thomas Buxton Trust sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mrs J M Palmer-Morewood Charitable Trust (£11k), The Duane Spencer Trust (£11k) and West Yorkshire 4x4 Volunteers (£11k).