Nowans Community Trust
Analysis
Nowans Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Nowans Community Trust reported income of £143k and spending of £115k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,000 to £143k (+1686%), an average of +106% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Nowans Community Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voluntary Action Surrey East (Vase) (£143k), The Handy Trust (£143k) and Paper Cup Project (£143k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
For the public benefit, working but not exclusively with orphans, young people, Black Asian Minority Ethnic communities, and marginalised communities in the UK, and in Kenya, in ways that strengthen both, culturally, socio-economically and through education by:
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Action Surrey East (Vase) | Surrey | £143k |
| The Handy Trust | 25 St John's Street | £143k |
| Paper Cup Project | Liverpool | £143k |
| Migrant and Asylum Seeker Solidarity and Action | Cambridge | £143k |