Sat-7 UK Trust Limited

Analysis

Sat-7 UK Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03301736). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sat-7 UK Trust Limited reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.9m (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sat-7 UK Trust Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Love Church (£2.9m), Friends International Ministries (£2.9m) and Cliff College (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £76k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 9.5%. Reserves of £380k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.