The Allen Trust
Analysis
The Allen Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cobham. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Allen Trust reported income of £159k and spending of £288k, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £28k to £159k (+474%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 273% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Allen Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nina and Roger Stewart Charitable Trust (£158k), Christchurch Redbourn (£160k) and Ilford High Road Baptist Church (£157k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of persons anywhere in the world who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Nina and Roger Stewart Charitable Trust | London | £158k |
| Christchurch Redbourn | Hertfordshire | £160k |
| Ilford High Road Baptist Church | Essex | £157k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew & St Mary Grantchester | Cambridgeshire | £160k |