The a S Charitable Trust

Analysis

The a S Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The a S Charitable Trust reported income of £618k and spending of £1.1m, spending 186% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £410k to £618k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 712%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The a S Charitable Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Church of God World-Wide Mission International (Pentecostal) (£611k), Freedom Church Romsey (£635k) and Shree Geeta Bhawan (£593k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £937k. Reserves of £22.6m would cover about 233 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.