Tiny Lives Trust

Analysis

Tiny Lives Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08169471). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tiny Lives Trust reported income of £853k and spending of £795k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £399k to £853k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Tiny Lives Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Graham Layton Trust (£853k), Partners in Medical Care (£854k) and Midland Doctors Association UK (£852k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, trading 6.6% and investments 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £99k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £264k. Reserves of £721k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.