Old Centralians Trust

Analysis

Old Centralians Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Imperial College London. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Old Centralians Trust reported income of £152k and spending of £94k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £82k to £152k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Old Centralians Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthwatch Manchester (£152k), Brighter Future International (£152k) and Home-Start Bracknell Forest (£152k).