National Emergencies Trust

Analysis

National Emergencies Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National Emergencies Trust reported income of £572k and spending of £702k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £89.7m to £572k (-99%), an average of -72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, National Emergencies Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Absolute Support Leading Light (£572k), Nelson's Journey (£574k) and Outside in Art (£572k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and investments 8.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £77k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 8.6%. Reserves of £840k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.