The Streams in the Desert Trust

Analysis

The Streams in the Desert Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastleigh. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Streams in the Desert Trust reported income of £38k and spending of £40k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £52k to £38k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Streams in the Desert Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Joy Offerings (£38k), Gascoyne One Community Centre (£38k) and Happy Child International (£38k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.