The Zochonis Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Zochonis Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Zochonis Charitable Trust reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £3.7m to £2.3m (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Zochonis Charitable Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Stevenage Citizens Advice Bureau (£2.3m), The Brindle Foundation (£2.3m) and The Baring Foundation (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.2m. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.