The Tana Trust
Analysis
The Tana Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Tana Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £1,272, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £12k (-44%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Tana Trust sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 10th Birkenhead Scout Group (£12k), Liverpool Caledonian Association (£12k) and Fourth World Action (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Tana Trust has helped in developing and making available to users, emergency call aids, commodes, plastic wheels for wheel chairs, knitting aids, an interface unit for blind telephone operators, a communicator to assist people with severe speech problems, two musical sound generators, cash dispensers and lifts for use by severely disabled persons.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 10th Birkenhead Scout Group | Wirral | £12k |
| Liverpool Caledonian Association | Frodsham | £12k |
| Fourth World Action | Cambridge | £12k |
| UK Cervical Cancer | Norwich | £12k |