Aegis Trust

Analysis

Aegis Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04020958). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Aegis Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.5m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.3m (+5.1%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Aegis Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 The Women's Organisation (£2.3m), Rokpa Trust (£2.3m) and Hospice at Home West Cumbria (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79% and donations and legacies 21%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £512k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.