Emmaus Transformation Trust

Analysis

Emmaus Transformation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03549934). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Emmaus Transformation Trust reported income of £984k and spending of £888k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £515k to £984k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Emmaus Transformation Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Live and Learn (£984k), Newark Emmaus Trust (£986k) and Binyen Torah Limited (£984k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and charitable activities 5.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £241k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.