THE TEA LEAF TRUST

Registered charity 1123427 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide education to disadvantaged Tamil, Sinhalese and Muslim communities that will improve their quality of life and stimulate/promote community cohesion through shared educational resources (where possible). We do this through teaching professional English language (reading and written). We also provide emotional health programmes to educate people about how to improve their mental health.

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Latest income

£249k

Latest spending

£220k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Tea Leaf Trust raised £249,010 in income for the year ended 2025, with total expenditure of £219,581, resulting in a surplus. The charity maintains reserves within its stated policy of holding three months' salaries for local staff, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified that would impact the financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' salaries for local staff

“The Trustees continue to hold a minimum of three months’ salaries for local staff in reserve.” — page 60

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tea Leaf Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Caoimhe Ni Eochagainchair
Alexander James Budden
DR YASMENE SHAH PHD
Douglas Edward Shook
Naresh Mohan Sundaram
Naveen Arjuna Supramaniam

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

Operates in: Sri Lanka

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£249k	£220k
31/12/2024	£210k	£175k
31/12/2023	£178k	£154k
31/12/2022	£199k	£196k
31/12/2021	£67k	£74k

Common questions

Is THE TEA LEAF TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Tea Leaf Trust raised £249,010 in income for the year ended 2025, with total expenditure of £219,581, resulting in a surplus. The charity maintains reserves within its stated policy of holding three months' salaries for local staff, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were identified that would impact the financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE TEA LEAF TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TEA LEAF TRUST as a grant recipient include EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION, THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION, GOD MY SILENT PARTNER FOUNDATION, THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION, THE ARCHER TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£358k	International projects
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION	FY2024	£20k
GOD MY SILENT PARTNER FOUNDATION	FY2022	£12k
THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
GOD MY SILENT PARTNER FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Charitable activities
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£4k	International projects
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST	FY2025	£4k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2024	£3k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE S M B TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k	Small Grant
THE S M B TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE RAINFORD TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	FY2024	£1k	International

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	—
THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£35k
BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL	1	£24k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£22k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£13k
THE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£11k
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£10k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEAF - LOCALLY ENCOURAGING ALL TO FLOURISH.

LEAF - LOCALLY ENCOURAGING ALL TO FLOURISH income £245k
ANA LEAF FOUNDATION income £2.1m
ADULT LITERACY TRUST income £360k
MADNI TRUST income £1.2m
THE ENGLISH SANGHA TRUST LIMITED income £2.2m
THE LITTLE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION FOUNDATION income £131k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE TEA LEAF TRUST	£249k	—	within	—	no doubt
LEAF - LOCALLY ENCOURAGING ALL TO FLOURISH FY2025	£245k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANA LEAF FOUNDATION FY2024	£2.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
ADULT LITERACY TRUST FY2025	£360k	—	above	—	no doubt
MADNI TRUST FY2025	£1.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE ENGLISH SANGHA TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£2.2m	—	above	0.0%	no doubt

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