The Ten Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Ten Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in July 1982, 44 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ten Charitable Trust reported income of £589k and spending of £447k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £359k to £589k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Ten Charitable Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Light Peer Support (LTD) (£589k), The Special Air Service Regimental Association (£589k) and Lawrence Home Nursing Team Limited (£588k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 60% and donations and legacies 12%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £402k. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 97 months of spending at that rate.