The Army Catering Training Trust
Analysis
The Army Catering Training Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alexis Soyer House. It was registered in January 2022, 4 years ago. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending July 2025, The Army Catering Training Trust reported income of £418k and spending of £385k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2025, income grew from £256k to £418k (+64%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Army Catering Training Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hatch Warren and Beggarwood Community Association (£417k), Sheffield Town Trust (£420k) and Lord Mayor of Manchester's Charity Appeal Trust (£413k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote, in such ways that the Trust from time to time think fit, the efficiency of the Army and in particular the Cookery Training Squadron (LAND), Cookery Training Wing, Defence Logistics School and maintain the current high standards of catering within the Army.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hatch Warren and Beggarwood Community Association | Basingstoke | £417k |
| Sheffield Town Trust | Sheffield | £420k |
| Lord Mayor of Manchester's Charity Appeal Trust | Manchester | £413k |
| Harrys Rainbow | Milton Keynes | £420k |