Theo Trust

Analysis

Theo Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Theo Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £15k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £4,096 to £12k (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 553%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Theo Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hindu Buddhist Cultural Association (£12k), Church Charity (£12k) and Rotary Club of Sandy Charitable Trust Fund (£12k).