Moonlight Trust
Analysis
Moonlight Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in west yoorkshire. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Moonlight Trust reported income of £361k and spending of £259k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £105k to £361k (+245%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Moonlight Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Demand Design and Manufacture for Disability (£361k), The Old Needle Works Foundation (£361k) and Social Action for Health (£361k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We continue to support national & international humanitarian relief projects tackling poverty and social injustice. We support local (UK) & international communities through the provision of food banks & emergency aid, employment support for local women, assisting displaced refugees internationally continuing to advance our mission to build a better and fairer world for all.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Demand Design and Manufacture for Disability | London | £361k |
| The Old Needle Works Foundation | Redditch | £361k |
| Social Action for Health | London | £361k |
| The Grant Bradley Charitable Trust | Bristol | £361k |