Zebra Trust

Analysis

Zebra Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Zebra Trust reported income of £29k and spending of £341k, spending 1195% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £49k to £29k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 211% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Zebra Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Besom Network (£29k), Bridport Refugee Support Campaign (£29k) and Genesis Enterprise Foundation (£28k).