The Aldo Trust
Analysis
The Aldo Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Aldo Trust reported income of £51k and spending of £52k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £44k to £51k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Aldo Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Builders House (£51k), The House (£51k) and Old Edwardians' Association UK & Ireland Branch (£51k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects are to support and protect the mental and physical health of individuals who are or have been in detention pending trial or after conviction to assist in rehabilitation. Achieved by the making of block grants to other charities and voluntary bodies listed in the Hardman Trust's Prisoner Funder Directory which in turn make grants to individual applicants limited to £25 per person p.a
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Builders House | South Croydon | £51k |
| The House | Upminster | £51k |
| Old Edwardians' Association UK & Ireland Branch | Kent | £51k |
| Noah's Ark Sanctuary | Essex | £51k |