The Abc Trust

Analysis

The Abc Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06621830). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Abc Trust reported income of £4.2m and spending of £4.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £4.2m (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Abc Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Advice and Law Service Ltd (£4.2m), The Resolution Foundation (£4.2m) and The Asfari Foundation (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.8m. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate.