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the true colours trust

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and other charities or voluntary bodies. The True Colours Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Malawi, and various other locations.


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

Grant making to other charitable organisations.

Fundraising

See where The True Colours Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£10,577,351
Latest Expenditure
£1,576,902

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 14.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £10,000,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £326,051
Other Income £251,300

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,521,891
Raising Funds £55,011
Governance £11,012
Grants to Institutions £1,189,386
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£10,577,351£1,576,902£1,521,891£19,787,889£07 / 0
2023£3,040,117£2,458,923£2,403,691£10,208,785£07 / 0
2022£929,045£2,196,153£2,137,114£10,472,494£09 / 0
2021£1,884,906£3,476,957£3,429,132£11,591,212£07 / 0
2020£1,778,397£2,730,558£2,679,995£11,441,938£011 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers