Project Ruth Trust

Analysis

Project Ruth Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stourbridge. It was registered in October 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Project Ruth Trust reported income of £38k and spending of £48k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £74k to £38k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Project Ruth Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Staines Parish Community Care Trust (£38k), Gamble Charitable Foundation Trust (£38k) and Joiners Square Community Centre Limited (£38k).