The Donas Trust

Analysis

The Donas Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bracknell. It was registered in April 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Donas Trust reported income of £27k and spending of £27k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £6,493 to £27k (+310%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 448%. 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 Donas Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Common Pasture (Exclusive of the Clare Educational Foundation) (£27k), Toys on the Table (£27k) and Potter Heigham Trust Fund (£27k).