The Adfal Trust

Analysis

The Adfal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Adfal Trust reported income of £130k and spending of £11k, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £118k to £130k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Adfal Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The League of Friends of the Newark Hospital (£130k), Inspirited Minds (£130k) and The Midlands Asthma and Allergy Research Association (£130k).