The Reuben Trust

Analysis

The Reuben Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Reuben Trust reported income of £32k and spending of £40k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £24k to £32k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 377%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Reuben Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St James Redemption Church Oke-Ayo (£32k), Oat Street Unitarian Chapel (£32k) and The Mettingham Village Hall Association (£32k).