Big Ben Trust

Analysis

Big Ben Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Big Ben Trust reported income of £205k and spending of £258k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £95k to £205k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Big Ben Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Mosdos Belz Machnovka (£205k), Waging Peace (£206k) and Lorna Young Foundation (£205k).