The Loseley Christian Trust

Analysis

The Loseley Christian Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in September 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 Loseley Christian Trust reported income of £1.4m and spending of £100k, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £118k to £1.4m (+1065%), an average of +85% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1592%. Over the whole period it spent 29% 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 Loseley Christian Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation (£1.4m), Force Cancer Charity (£1.4m) and The Association of British Members of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 260 months of spending at that rate.