The Calm Trust

Analysis

The Calm Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in July 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Calm Trust reported income of £80k and spending of £75k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £59k to £80k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Calm Trust sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sameem Orphan Care (£80k), Ellesmere Community Care Centre League of Friends (£80k) and Africa Greater Life Mission UK (£80k).