Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited

Analysis

Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05326617). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited reported income of £7.6m and spending of £7.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.5m to £7.6m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wastesavers Charitable Trust Limited 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include College for Higher Rabbinical Studies (£7.6m), Harbour Support Services (£7.6m) and The King's Trust International (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 160 people.