The Raphael and Ruth Trust

Analysis

The Raphael and Ruth Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2002, 24 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Raphael and Ruth Trust reported income of £83k and spending of £81k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £60k to £83k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 257%. 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, The Raphael and Ruth Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lasting Life the Simon Maccorkindale Legacy (£83k), Humanity Concern Projects (£83k) and Community Development Association for Minority Communities Ltd (£83k).