The Band Trust

Analysis

The Band Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Band Trust reported income of £513k and spending of £900k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £719k to £513k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 438% 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 Band Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spotlight on Africa (£513k), Connect: North Korea (£514k) and Action Through Enterprise (£513k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £692k.

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.