Trust for Sustainable Living

Analysis

Trust for Sustainable Living is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief, arts/culture/heritage/science and animals, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04020388). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Trust for Sustainable Living reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £1.1m (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Trust for Sustainable Living sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christadelphian Bible Mission (£1.0m), Youth Aliyah - Child Rescue (£1.1m) and Mankind Welfare Trust (£921k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%, trading 19% and donations and legacies 8.8%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £111k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.

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