The Diamond Trust

Analysis

The Diamond Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in October 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Diamond Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £17k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £24k to £21k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Diamond Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guatemalan Families Association (£21k), The Rotary Club of Holt and District Trust Fund (£21k) and Rotary Club of Wimborne Trust Fund (£21k).