The Aa Trust

Analysis

The Aa Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 07413901). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Aa Trust reported income of £264k and spending of £318k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £265k to £264k (-0.3%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Aa Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Still Waters Church (£264k), Adml Church (£264k) and The Haller Foundation (£264k).