Soteria Trust

Analysis

Soteria Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Emsworth. It was registered in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Soteria Trust reported income of £187k and spending of £158k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £155k to £187k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Soteria Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Jim Jackson Educational and Enabling Foundation CIO (£187k), Ridgesave Limited (£187k) and The Open Door (Taunton) (£187k).