The Relay Trust

Analysis

The Relay Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Relay Trust reported income of £8.6m and spending of £7.0m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £676k to £8.6m (+1167%), an average of +89% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 334%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Relay Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Camden Society (£8.5m), University Hospitals of North Midlands Charity (£8.6m) and Hull and East Yorkshire Mind (£8.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.0m. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.