Survival International Charitable Trust

Analysis

Survival International Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01056317). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Survival International Charitable Trust reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.8m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.1m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Survival International Charitable Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Housing Cymru (£2.1m), The Round Square (£2.1m) and LPW Limited (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, trading 9.7% and investments 6.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £818k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 5.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £85k. Reserves of £3.0m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.