Salamander Trust

Analysis

Salamander Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06734362). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Salamander Trust reported income of £22k and spending of £4,500, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £24k to £22k (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 276%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Salamander Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmanuel Overseas Projects (£22k), Cameroon Catalyst (£22k) and The Bee Sanctuary Movement (£22k).