Let Yourself Trust
Analysis
Let Yourself Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, 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 February 2025, Let Yourself Trust reported income of £120k and spending of £113k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £129k to £120k (-7.1%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Let Yourself Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bluzhov Charitable Trust (£120k), The Mark Anthony Trust (£120k) and Walsall Independent Evangelical Church (£120k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Establishing itself around Martyn Joseph?s [www.MartynJoseph.net] formidable music career and years of humanitarian work, Let Yourself Trust is a non-profit organization that provides funding for and informs on a wide variety of projects and justice movements both abroad and home. 2014 marks LYT's first two projects - the Alrowwad Children's Theatre in Palestine, and Project Somos in Guatemala.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Bluzhov Charitable Trust | London | £120k |
| The Mark Anthony Trust | London | £120k |
| Walsall Independent Evangelical Church | Walsall | £120k |
| The Company of Merchant Taylors of the City of York | York | £120k |