AEGIS TRUST

Registered charity 1082856 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

To work towards the prediction, prevention and ultimately the elimination of genocide for the benefit of humanity primarily through research, education and the dissemination of information and advice.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £637,868, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £150,000. The trustees report a stable financial position with unrestricted funds well above restricted funds, leading to the conclusion that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,000 - £99,999 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees who received total employee benefits over £60,000 were as follows: £90,000 to £99,999 1” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees who received total employee benefits over £60,000 were as follows: £90,000 to £99,999 1” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) (38% of income)
“Key grants included £1,201,538 from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA)” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months key operating costs for unrestricted activity (approximately £150,000) (held: £638k)
“Our reserves policy is to have free reserves to meet obligations for at least three months key operating costs for unrestricted activity. Based on our budget for fiscal year 2024 this is approximately £150,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Champion Humanity Enterprises (CHE)
“Champion Humanity Enterprises (CHE) is entrusted with some of the operating activities of the Kigali Genocide Memorial and operates as a new entity registered in Rwanda.” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aegis (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£72k
Reserves (reported)
£638k
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Central African Republic · Rwanda · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025——
30/06/2024£3.2m£3.0m
30/06/2023£2.7m£2.7m
30/06/2022£2.6m£2.2m
30/06/2021£2.2m£2.1m

Common questions

Is AEGIS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds free reserves of £637,868, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £150,000. The trustees report a stable financial position with unrestricted funds well above restricted funds, leading to the conclusion that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of AEGIS TRUST earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,000 - £99,999 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds AEGIS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AEGIS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CHILLAG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CHILLAG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE CHILLAG FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AEGIS TRUST£3.2m£90,000 - £99,9991unclear—no doubt
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
ABG TRUST FUND FY2025£178k—0within—no doubt
THE A. H. TRUST FY2025£359k——unclear—no doubt
THE MAGENI TRUST FY2025£145k—0within—no doubt
T. A. G. TRUST LTD FY2025£191k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.