The Decoy Trust

Analysis

The Decoy Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13071197). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Decoy Trust reported income of £98k and spending of £61k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £161k to £98k (-39%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 38% 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 Decoy Trust sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Crossroads Project (£98k), The League of Friends of St Monica's Hospital (£98k) and Children's Burns Trust (£98k).