The Ottoman Community and Heritage Foundation Trust

Analysis

The Ottoman Community and Heritage Foundation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ottoman Community and Heritage Foundation Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £6,453, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,285 to £11k (+762%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 715%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ottoman Community and Heritage Foundation Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity of Thomas Barrett (£11k), Croydon Community Care Service (£11k) and The C & E Trust Limited (£11k).