The Indigo Trust

Analysis

The Indigo Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Indigo Trust reported income of £3.5m and spending of £2.5m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.5m (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 448%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Indigo Trust sits at the 98th 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 Sir Thomas White's Charity (£3.4m), Rape Crisis England & Wales (£3.6m) and West Mercia Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89% and investments 4.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.2m. It employed 9 people.