Under Tree Schools

Analysis

Under Tree Schools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Under Tree Schools reported income of £62k and spending of £50k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £60k to £62k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Under Tree Schools sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Michael Project UK (£62k), The Deptford St Paul Charity (£62k) and Charity of Mary Parminter (£62k).