The Friends of Alexander Institutions Trust

Analysis

The Friends of Alexander Institutions Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of Alexander Institutions Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £708k to £1.1m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of Alexander Institutions Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) (£1.1m), Wec International (£1.1m) and Salisbury Methodist Circuit (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.0m. Reserves of £73k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.