The So-Ma Trust

Analysis

The So-Ma Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malmesbury. It was registered in August 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The So-Ma Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £24k, spending 241% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income fell from £15k to £10k (-33%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 192% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The So-Ma Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include GCT (£10k), The Arthur Stevens Charitable Trust (£10k) and Durtnell Charitable Trust (£10k).