Damilola Taylor Trust

Analysis

Damilola Taylor Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2001, 25 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04219111). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Damilola Taylor Trust reported income of £19k and spending of £77k, spending 403% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £298k to £19k (-94%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Damilola Taylor Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Square Foundation (£19k), Danescourt Christian Fellowship (£19k) and Green Orchard Global Organization (£19k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.