Noam Educational Trust

Analysis

Noam Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2013, 13 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 company (Companies House number 08203599). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Noam Educational Trust reported income of £746k and spending of £544k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £746k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Noam Educational Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls (£745k), Education for the Children Foundation (£747k) and Steep in Need (£744k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £525k. Reserves of £950k would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate.