Localtrent Limited

Analysis

Localtrent Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01671900). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Localtrent Limited reported income of £382k and spending of £434k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £368k to £382k (+3.9%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Localtrent Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Masjid-e-Sajedeen, Maddresah Islamiyah & Islamiyah School (£382k), Shotton Partnership 2000 (£382k) and The Madrinha Trust (£382k).