Affinity Trust

Analysis

Affinity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thame. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06893564). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Affinity Trust reported income of £72.4m and spending of £72.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £57.0m to £72.4m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Affinity Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Macintyre Care (£71.2m), Autism Initiatives (UK) (£72.6m) and The London Marathon Charitable Trust Limited (£69.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £13.0m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2,162 people.