The East Malling Trust

Analysis

The East Malling Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07168674). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The East Malling Trust reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.5m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £9.1m to £3.9m (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The East Malling 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 Care & Repair Cardiff and the Vale (£3.8m), One Small Thing (£4.3m) and Dignity Alliance International (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 94% and charitable activities 3.8%. Charitable activities took 28% of spending and raising funds 71%. Grants to other organisations totalled £620k. Reserves of £76.4m would cover about 260 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.