One Can Trust

Analysis

One Can Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08137465). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, One Can Trust reported income of £653k and spending of £707k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £470k to £653k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, One Can Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beechwood Educare Centre (£653k), Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre Slough (£653k) and God's Vision Church (£653k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £732k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.