The East to West Trust

Analysis

The East to West Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06972769). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The East to West Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £566k to £1.2m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The East to West Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Company (Surrey) (£1.2m), Chelmsford Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.2m) and Nucleus Community Action Ltd (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 8.4% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £50k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.