Charities Trust

Registered charity 327489 · since 1987charitiestrust.org·International·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£89.7M
Annual giving, year to 30 April 2025
From filed accounts

Key takeaways

  • Charities Trust does not publish an application process, and neither its annual report nor its website states a grant range, so there is no realistic request size to go by.
  • Its work centres on payroll giving and on processing donations that donors choose to direct to particular charities, so a small charity's main route in is likely to be getting onto its database rather than applying for a grant.
  • The Trust vets new charities, and its checks vary with the donation's value and with whether the charity is UK-based or overseas, so ask it what those checks involve.
  • Neither the annual report nor its website says anything about timing, deadlines or how competitive the process is, and the contact shown on its website is the only published route in.

Overview

Charities Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 327489).

Charities Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales that works with organisations, individuals and other charities to increase charitable giving, with particular emphasis on tax-effective donations. Its principal activity is as a payroll giving agency, and it also administers charitable trusts, donations and corporate funds. It has processed £1bn in donations over the last 10 years and more than 3m payroll giving donations each year. Its annual report records £89,687,779 paid out.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 30 April 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 23 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Charities Trust administers charitable giving. It provides payroll giving, online and offline sponsorship facilities, and donation processing for charity appeals, and it administers charitable trusts, donations and corporate funds. Its services enable employers and employees to support charities and causes they choose. Donors specify recipient charities; the Trust maintains a database and vets new charities, with checks varying according to donation value and whether the charity is UK-based or overseas. If an intended donation cannot be made and the donor gives no alternative instruction, trustees may direct it to a charity with a similar purpose.

Geographic Focus

Wheresoever In The World.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

  • International

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Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 30 April 2021£164,284,183£133,822,845—Accounts for year to 30 April 2021
year to 30 April 2022£66,029,585£80,123,631—Accounts for year to 30 April 2022
year to 30 April 2023£80,089,500£78,699,715—Accounts for year to 30 April 2023
year to 30 April 2024£75,670,823£84,913,511—Accounts for year to 30 April 2024
year to 30 April 2025£74,377,771£93,969,540£89,687,779Accounts for year to 30 April 2025
  • Grants paid, year to 30 April 2025: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.

Sources

Other sources

  • Annual report (year to 30 April 2025)

This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.

Sources last checked on 23 October 2026.

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