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big local trust

The charity supports the general public. Big Local Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is economic or community development and employment. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Advance community development and the relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in the localities in each region specified by making distributions to the recipients to develop the capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and participate more fully in society

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,906,000
Latest Expenditure
£17,397,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 595.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £0
Charitable Activities £15,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,888,000
Other Income £3,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £17,312,000
Raising Funds £85,000
Governance £251,000
Grants to Institutions £8,758,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,906,000£17,397,000£17,312,000£23,989,000£063 / 1000
2023£1,713,000£20,279,000£20,155,000£38,069,000£055 / 1500
2022£380,000£25,108,0000 / 1500
2021£1,022,000£21,145,000£20,991,000£80,653,000£80,653,00041 / 1500
2020£3,630,398£20,347,956£20,053,135£101,001,757£24,53131 / 1600

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers