The Colin Oliphant Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Colin Oliphant Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Colin Oliphant Charitable Trust reported income of £153k and spending of £174k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £133k to £153k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Colin Oliphant Charitable Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Investream Charitable Trust (£153k), Shine Ministries International (£153k) and Humanity Direct Trust (£153k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote charitable purposes in any part of the world, but specifically to promote research into, and education concerning, the causes, treatments and curres for brain tumours and similar diseases.The policies adopted in furtherance of these objects are supporting research trusts into brain tumours.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Investream Charitable Trust | London | £153k |
| Shine Ministries International | Dartford | £153k |
| Humanity Direct Trust | Durham | £153k |
| Prestwich Methodist Youth Association | Prestwich | £153k |