Onward Trust

Analysis

Onward Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in November 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Onward Trust reported income of £57k and spending of £53k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £52k to £57k (+9.1%), an average of +2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Onward Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dewar Charitable Trust (£57k), Logos Community Church CIO (£57k) and Reachout Community Church Irchester (£57k).