Touchstone Projects

Analysis

Touchstone Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Touchstone Projects reported income of £25k and spending of £27k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £41k to £25k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Touchstone Projects sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watford African Caribbean Association Limited (£25k), Rossendale Rays Special Needs Sports Club (£26k) and Mohammed Ali Eye Welfare (£25k).