Britannia Economical Support Trust

Analysis

Britannia Economical Support Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07390505). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Britannia Economical Support Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £18k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9,945 to £12k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Britannia Economical Support Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Middleton Trust Fund (£12k), The Vestris Trust (£12k) and Little Aid (£12k).