Europe Trust

Analysis

Europe Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Markfield. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04927787). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Europe Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £839k to £1.2m (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Europe Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Merton (£1.2m), BRAC Europe (£1.2m) and The Federation of Disability Sport Wales Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £131k. Reserves of £9.3m would cover about 77 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.