The Z.s.v. Trust

Analysis

The Z.s.v. Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Z.s.v. Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.4m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.2m (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Z.s.v. Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 The Racing Foundation (£1.2m), Shift.ms (£1.2m) and North London Adult Care Ltd (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Reserves of £161k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.