The Alabaster Trust

Analysis

The Alabaster Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Alabaster Trust reported income of £22k and spending of £12k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £24k to £22k (-8.3%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 3119%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Alabaster Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% 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 East African Muslim Cultural Group (£22k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God("Rccg") Chapel of Light Parish (£22k) and Play Worcester (£22k).