Star Trust (East Midlands) Ltd
Analysis
Star Trust (East Midlands) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newark. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08536549). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Star Trust (East Midlands) Ltd reported income of £171k and spending of £155k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £40k to £171k (+332%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Star Trust (East Midlands) Ltd sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lambeth Chinese Community Association (£171k), Mechanics for Africa (£171k) and Minerva Arts & Wellbeing (£171k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Star Trust is an East Midlands-based charity, run by local business owners and entrepreneurs, which supports good causes across the region.Using our members' business expertise and commercial initiative, we hold events throughout the year to raise money for locally-run charities that can often struggle to secure public donations, simply because they lack the profile of national organisations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lambeth Chinese Community Association | London | £171k |
| Mechanics for Africa | Surrey | £171k |
| Minerva Arts & Wellbeing | England | £171k |
| The Hereford Society for Aiding the Industrious | Hereford | £171k |