The Ralf Trust

Analysis

The Ralf Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Ralf Trust reported income of £55k and spending of £104k, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £86k to £55k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ralf Trust sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Combined Funds Limited (£55k), Hatua (£55k) and The Ely Memorial Fund (£55k).