The Tisbury Telegraph Trust

Analysis

The Tisbury Telegraph Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Tisbury Telegraph Trust reported income of £82k and spending of £90k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £90k to £82k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Tisbury Telegraph Trust sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorking Beatitudes Limited (£82k), Just Caring Midlands (£82k) and Surrey Islamic Trust (£82k).