Central Hardship and Relief Trust

Analysis

Central Hardship and Relief Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in May 1989, 37 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, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Central Hardship and Relief Trust reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £937k to £2.9m (+205%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Central Hardship and Relief Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John's Winchester (£2.9m), European Association for Cancer Research (£2.9m) and Paul Sartori Foundation Limited (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £19k. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 25 months of spending at that rate.