Federation Skills Trust
Analysis
Federation Skills Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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 sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Federation Skills Trust reported income of £52k and spending of £87k, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £84k to £52k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 217%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Federation Skills Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bexhill Cap Centre (£52k), Naftari Charitable Organisation (£52k) and Dodworth Miners' Welfare Scheme (£52k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of education by promoting, whether directly through financial or other support, the training and teaching of engineering skills and processes and by encouraging and supporting the development and transference of skills appertaining to the repair, maintenance, preservation and renovation of all types of heritage transport, historic vehicle and machinery.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bexhill Cap Centre | Bexhill-on-Sea | £52k |
| Naftari Charitable Organisation | London | £52k |
| Dodworth Miners' Welfare Scheme | South Yorkshire | £52k |
| Has Trust | Bath | £52k |