Sethule Orphans' Trust (UK)
Analysis
Sethule Orphans' Trust (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Sethule Orphans' Trust (UK) reported income of £89k and spending of £115k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £88k to £89k (+1.2%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sethule Orphans' Trust (UK) sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Chapel (£89k), Naz and Matt Foundation (£89k) and The Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust (£89k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The activities of the Trust are a) to relieve people in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and b) the advancement of education - particularly by providing grant funding to support projects in rural areas of Zimbabwe, with a particular focus on children and young people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God Testimony Chapel | Birmingham | £89k |
| Naz and Matt Foundation | London | £89k |
| The Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust | Newquay | £89k |
| Gunmakers Trust | London | £89k |