THE BLACKTHORN TRUST

Registered charity 1117979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Blackthorn Charity

Latest income

£693k

Latest spending

£681k

Registered

2007

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£853k

Total spending

£681k

Cost of raising funds

£51k

Reserves (reported)

£177k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

JONATHAN SHAWchair
Alice Laura Chapman-Hatchett
Andrew James
George Alan Perry
Justine Sloover
Kevin Andrew Moule · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£693k	£681k
31/12/2023	£488k	£676k
31/12/2022	£599k	£623k
31/12/2021	£730k	£572k
31/12/2020	£651k	£574k

Common questions

Who funds THE BLACKTHORN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BLACKTHORN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	FY2025	£25k
WILLIAM AND EDITH OLDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£17k
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2023	£8k