The Sydney Black Charitable Trust Limited
Analysis
The Sydney Black Charitable Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in October 1963, 63 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 company (Companies House number 00466071). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2026, The Sydney Black Charitable Trust Limited reported income of £70k and spending of £111k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £62k to £70k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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 Sydney Black Charitable Trust Limited sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Connection Church (£70k), Lee Green Lives (£70k) and UK Friends of Keren Ohr (£70k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The giving of grants and donations to individuals and institutions - maintaining an Evangelical Christian ethos and providing funding for the advancement of education, the preservation of child life, the relief of child distress, the advancement of religion and the relief and redemption of prisoners and captives.Grants will only be given to organisations, not to individuals.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Connection Church | Northwich | £70k |
| Lee Green Lives | London | £70k |
| UK Friends of Keren Ohr | Gateshead | £70k |
| Iraqi Christians in Need | Thames Ditton | £70k |