Blue Ink Trust Ltd

Analysis

Blue Ink Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in June 2010, 16 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 06899394). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Blue Ink Trust Ltd reported income of £116k and spending of £52k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £70k to £116k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blue Ink Trust Ltd sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham Pride UK (£116k), Outreach EMR (£116k) and Lambeth Somali Community Association (£116k).