Vana Trust

Analysis

Vana Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vana Trust reported income of £181k and spending of £158k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £175k to £181k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Vana Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwark Travellers' Action Group Ltd (£181k), The Baton of Hope UK (£181k) and The British Neuropathological Society (£181k).