Oak Tree Trust

Analysis

Oak Tree Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02843868). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Oak Tree Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £18k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £24k to £20k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Oak Tree Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Wollaton Park Trust Fund (£19k), Hands of Compassion Charitable Foundation (£20k) and Rotary Club of the Weald of Kent Trust Fund (£19k).

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