The True Colours Trust

Analysis

The True Colours Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The True Colours Trust reported income of £3.4m and spending of £1.9m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £3.4m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 248%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The True Colours Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Care and Repair Western Bay (£3.4m), Civic Power Fund (£3.4m) and The British Institute of Learning Disabilities (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73% and investments 9.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. It employed 8 people.