Alder Trust

Analysis

Alder Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08821484). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Alder Trust reported income of £264k and spending of £278k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £155k to £264k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 67%. 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, Alder Trust sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cornish Pilot Gig Association (£264k), Lifegate Outreach Centre (£264k) and Age Concern Hassocks & District (£263k).