Trade Aid
Analysis
Trade Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Fordingbridge. It was registered in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Trade Aid reported income of £258k and spending of £233k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £219k to £258k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Trade Aid sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Joanna Herbert Stepney Charitable Settlement Also Known As the Paget Charitable Trust (£258k), New River Church (£258k) and Chicksand Citizens Forum Limited (£257k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The alleviation of poverty in Tanzania through the provision of vocational training and the provision of education in management and financial skills.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Joanna Herbert Stepney Charitable Settlement Also Known As the Paget Charitable Trust | Farnham | £258k |
| New River Church | London | £258k |
| Chicksand Citizens Forum Limited | London | £257k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bushey | Bushey | £258k |