Amana Trust

Analysis

Amana Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04366897). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Amana Trust reported income of £6.9m and spending of £3.4m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £6.9m (+143%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Amana Trust sits at the 99th 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Salisbury (£6.9m), Covent Garden Ip Ltd (£6.9m) and Catholic Syro - Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, charitable activities 6.6% and trading 2.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £322k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 65 people.