The Hartsheath Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Hartsheath Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in March 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Hartsheath Charitable Trust reported income of £98k and spending of £26k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £38k to £98k (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hartsheath Charitable Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Full Gospel Revival Centre (£98k), The South Atlantic Medal Association (1982) (Sama 82) (£98k) and J P Team International (£98k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.