The Turing Trust

Analysis

The Turing Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Midlothian. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Turing Trust reported income of £783k and spending of £599k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £664k to £783k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Turing 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Action on Poverty Limited (£783k), The Creator Share Foundation (£784k) and Action West London (£782k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, charitable activities 16%, investments 3.0% and trading 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £200k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £34k. Reserves of £59k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.