The Third World Community Trust

Analysis

The Third World Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2008, 18 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Third World Community Trust reported income of £74k and spending of £56k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Third World Community Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bahja Initiative (£74k), Omega Fire Ministries (£74k) and Safe Child Africa (£74k).