The Joshua Trust

Analysis

The Joshua Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Joshua Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.2m (+0.8%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Joshua Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Co-Mission Initiative Trust (£1.2m), One Westminster (£1.2m) and Isleworth & Hounslow Charity Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 94% and donations and legacies 6.0%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 22%. Grants to other organisations totalled £896k. Reserves of £6.0m would cover about 59 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.