EPAPHRAS TRUST

Registered charity 1125989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EPAPHRAS, KENYA THRIVING

Our main activities include:Providing training to Pastors and church leaders in India, Nepal and Kenya.Relief of Poverty.Providing grants for the education and care of orphans, primarily in Kenya.Providing grants for the provision of educational support and materials.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£72k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £29,319 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves of £156,923. The trustees note that running costs are minimal and funds held will enable the Trust to continue and expand its activities. There were no staff employed during the year, and no trustee received remuneration.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fundraising costs 216” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: raising funds before committing any expenditure (held: £157k)

“The running costs of the Trust are minimal and the Trustees follow a policy of raising funds before committing any expenditure.” — page 5

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 — Kenya Thriving (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Kenneth Ivan Hartchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Alan Charles Rogers
CORAL HART
Grant Kane Sheppard

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

Operates in: India · Kenya · Nepal · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£42k	£72k
31/08/2024	£98k	£107k
31/08/2023	£62k	£75k
31/08/2022	£117k	£106k
31/08/2021	£79k	£80k

Common questions

Is EPAPHRAS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £29,319 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves of £156,923. The trustees note that running costs are minimal and funds held will enable the Trust to continue and expand its activities. There were no staff employed during the year, and no trustee received remuneration. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EPAPHRAS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EPAPHRAS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CROSS TRUST, THE WOODLANDS TRUST, ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CROSS TRUST	FY2025	£100k
THE WOODLANDS TRUST	FY2025	£10k	in line with The Woodlands Trust's objects
ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN	FY2022	£5k	Hope Lebedyn
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD	FY2022	£5k	Ministry and mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD	FY2024	£3k	Ministry and mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD	FY2023	£850	Ministry and mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF STOKE GIFFORD	FY2021	£500	Ministry and mission