International Aid Trust

Analysis

International Aid Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04167908). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, International Aid Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £803k to £1.1m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, International Aid Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Blackpool Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.1m), Keighley Healthy Living Network (£1.1m) and Durham Community Action Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 69% and donations and legacies 30%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,500. Charitable activities took 40% of spending and raising funds 60%. Reserves of £214k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.

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