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trust for london

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Trust For London is a registered charity whose purpose is the prevention or relief of poverty. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in London.


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

We are a charitable organisation that exists to reduce poverty and inequality in London. We do this by funding the voluntary and community sector and others, as well as by using our own expertise and knowledge to support work that tackles poverty and its root causes.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£9,978,639
Latest Expenditure
£19,881,100

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 182.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 91.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 9.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £601,000
Charitable Activities £1,638,078
Other Trading £0
Investments £7,717,388
Other Income £22,173

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £18,230,136
Raising Funds £1,650,964
Governance £169,315
Grants to Institutions £14,555,617
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£9,978,639£19,881,100£18,230,136£299,595,207£027 / 0
2023£11,374,735£22,982,836£21,320,100£300,721,564£029 / 0
2022£13,382,000£30,133,000£27,882,000£317,718,000£029 / 0
2021£9,414,468£40,438,883£38,648,410£363,191,142£025 / 0
2020£10,283,404£25,400,891£24,221,435£368,468,272£025 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers