TBF Trust

Analysis

TBF Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in June 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, TBF Trust reported income of £1.0m and spending of £746k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,144 to £1.0m (+14134%), an average of +245% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 330165%. Over the whole period it spent 7.9% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, TBF Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Community Action Network (£1.0m), Plymouth Hospitals General Charity and Other Related Charities (£1.0m) and The Sanita Merali Trust (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75% and investments 25%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £16k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £173k. Reserves of £120k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.