Rwanda Group Trust
Analysis
Rwanda Group Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Rwanda Group Trust reported income of £42k and spending of £27k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £49k to £42k (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rwanda Group Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transforming Lives Today (£42k), Eastbourne Street Pastors (£42k) and Social, Health, Assistance, Reconciliation, Education (£42k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The trust was established by deed on December 9th 1998 to advance the education and relieve the poverty and sickness of people in Rwanda. The Trust took on the work of its predecessor organisation, The Rwanda Group, which had been working with the same objectives since 1983.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Transforming Lives Today | Essex | £42k |
| Eastbourne Street Pastors | Eastbourne | £42k |
| Social, Health, Assistance, Reconciliation, Education | Coventry | £42k |
| Butale Project | Wiltshire | £42k |