The Samatha Trust

Analysis

The Samatha Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Samatha Trust reported income of £135k and spending of £129k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £144k to £135k (-5.6%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Samatha 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 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East London Christian Fellowship Centre (£135k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints Stand (£135k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Anne Lewes (£135k).