S L G Charitable Trust Limited

Analysis

S L G Charitable Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00990049). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending January 2025, S L G Charitable Trust Limited reported income of £788k and spending of £1.6m, spending 200% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £814k to £788k (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 182% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, S L G Charitable Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingdomcity United Kingdom Ltd (£787k), St John's Downshire Hill (£788k) and Inspire London Church (£787k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 71% and donations and legacies 24%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £39k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £109k. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 41 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.