The Busoga Trust

Analysis

The Busoga Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01773933). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Busoga Trust reported income of £737k and spending of £733k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.0m to £737k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Busoga Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Shanta Foundation (£736k), The Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Charitable Trust (£737k) and Asian Resource Centre of Croydon Limited (£736k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £57k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.