The Astley Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Astley Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newark. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Astley Charitable Trust reported income of £42k and spending of £42k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £39k to £42k (+6.9%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Astley Charitable Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include African Womens Aid Network (£42k), Hands of Hope Foundation (£42k) and Liberty Children's Home (£42k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.