Angel Trust - a Charity for the People

Analysis

Angel Trust - a Charity for the People is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. 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 June 2025, Angel Trust - a Charity for the People reported income of £944k and spending of £845k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £125k to £944k (+658%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Angel Trust - a Charity for the People sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 The Stone Foundation (£942k), Brighter Horizons (£945k) and Learning Disability Wales - Anabledd Dysgu Cymru (£942k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 47%, donations and legacies 30% and charitable activities 21%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £179k. Reserves of £218k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.