The Ostrich Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Ostrich Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 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 December 2025, The Ostrich Charitable Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £128k, spending 1141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £431k to £11k (-97%), an average of -60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 127% 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 Ostrich Charitable Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hilton Village Hall (£11k), The Shelmerdine Trust (£11k) and The Timothy Colman Charitable Trust (£11k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trustees have unrestricted powers to apply the Charity's funds for the benefit of such one or more charitable purposes or institutions as the trustees may from time to time in their discretion determine.The trustees receive applications from a wide variety of charitable institutions; all requests are considered and such donations are made as the trustees feel appropriate.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Village Hall | Yarm | £11k |
| The Shelmerdine Trust | Dartford | £11k |
| The Timothy Colman Charitable Trust | Norwich | £11k |
| The Aj Hill Charitable Trust | Bristol | £11k |