The Urania Trust

Analysis

The Urania Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in January 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Urania Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £14k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £11k to £15k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Urania Trust sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gnosall St Lawrence C of E (C) Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£15k), Friends of Trinity School - Exeter (£15k) and 2nd Portchester (St Marys) Scout Group (£15k).