The a B Charitable Trust

Analysis

The a B Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The a B Charitable Trust reported income of £8.8m and spending of £9.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £8.8m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The a B Charitable Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mental Health Innovations (£8.7m), The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (£9.5m) and The Neighbourly Foundation (£8.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £8.3m. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.