The Alston Trust

Analysis

The Alston Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability 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 organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Alston Trust reported income of £8.3m and spending of £424k, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £4,230 to £8.3m (+195581%), an average of +565% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 208081%. Over the whole period it spent 10% 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 Alston 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 Church Mission Society (£8.3m), The Little Princess Trust (£8.3m) and Martha Trust (£8.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £8.2m would cover about 227 months of spending at that rate.