The Boaz Trust

Analysis

The Boaz Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Boaz Trust reported income of £934k and spending of £885k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £902k to £934k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Boaz Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South London Refugee Association (£934k), The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust (£936k) and Young K&C (£933k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64% and charitable activities 35%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £20k. Reserves of £449k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.