Actes Trust

Analysis

Actes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesbrough. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04345294). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Actes Trust reported income of £666k and spending of £961k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £655k to £666k (+1.6%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Actes Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Teams UK Trust (£665k), Dorset Community Action (£666k) and hugs childrens cancer charity (£665k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 61%, charitable activities 22% and investments 17%. Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 42%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.