Thera Trust

Analysis

Thera Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03593418). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thera Trust reported income of £101.3m and spending of £101.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £79.2m to £101.3m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Thera Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mines Advisory Group (£95.3m), The National Autistic Society (£102.0m) and HF Trust Limited (£85.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3,346 people.

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.