AMOS TRUST

Registered charity 1164234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

AMOS TRUST IS A SMALL, CREATIVE HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION THAT:- CHALLENGES INJUSTICE,- BUILDS HOPE,- CREATES CHANGE,AMOS WORKS WITH VIBRANT GRASSROOTS PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLD NURTURING INNOVATIVE LOCAL RESPONSES TO POVERTY, OPPRESSION AND CONFLICT.AMOS CREATES, LEADS AND PARTNERS WITH CAMPAIGNS FOR CHANGE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.2m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £455k and total reserves of £1,569k, comprising £551k in free reserves and £1,018k in restricted funds. The trustees report that the level of free reserves was slightly above the desired level set out in the charity’s reserves policy. The financial review notes that the charity showed resilience and growth, with income increasing to £2,615k and expenditure to £2,160k.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received employee benefits in excess of £60,000” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received employee benefits in excess of £60,000” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hazlewoods LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.2m
Cost of raising funds
£207k
Reserves (reported)
£552k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 7.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Burundi · India · Israel · Nicaragua · Occupied Palestinian Territories · South Africa · Tanzania · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.6m£2.2m
31/03/2024£2.1m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.3m
31/03/2022£1.0m£928k
31/03/2021£1.2m£817k

Common questions

Is AMOS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £455k and total reserves of £1,569k, comprising £551k in free reserves and £1,018k in restricted funds. The trustees report that the level of free reserves was slightly above the desired level set out in the charity’s reserves policy. The financial review notes that the charity showed resilience and growth, with income increasing to £2,615k and expenditure to £2,160k. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hazlewoods LLP.

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

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds AMOS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AMOS TRUST as a grant recipient include GREENBELT FESTIVALS, THE Y B CHARITY, DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH VIRGINIA WATER, THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GREENBELT FESTIVALSFY2023£53kexhibition of Gazan Visual Artists
THE Y B CHARITYFY2026£50k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£35k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH VIRGINIA WATERFY2024£26kGrant funding of activities
THE SAVITRI WANEY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£24kChampioning Changemakers
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£12kGrants for Africa
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kRelief of poverty/financial hardship
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE CAMELLIA FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10kGrants for Africa
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024£5k
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH VIRGINIA WATERFY2021£5kInternational Mission & Development
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH VIRGINIA WATERFY2023£5kInternational Mission & Development
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH VIRGINIA WATERFY2022£4kInternational Mission & Development
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£4kTo advance Christian education (Obj. 2)
THE ROCHESTER DIOCESAN SOCIETY AND BOARD OF FINANCEFY2024£3kPoverty & Hope Appeal
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, CASTLE HILL, EALINGFY2025£3kMissionary and Charitable Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST STEPHEN, CASTLE HILL, EALINGFY2023£3kMissionary & Charitable Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SHEREFY2023£3kDonation to Amos Trust to distribute funds to Al Ahli Hospital.
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kTowards its emergency relief work in Gaza especially medical aid and emergency food provision via local partners.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SHEREFY2024£3kDonation for Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TRINITY IN LEWESFY2023£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SHEREFY2022£2kPartner 4 Amos Trust
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, WATERBEACHFY2022£2kCharitable giving
THE FREDERICK MULDER FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, WATERBEACHFY2021£1kCharitable giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES, WESTMINSTERFY2021£1k
THE BOWER TRUSTFY2024£1k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kINTERNATIONAL
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKSFY2024£920Overseas Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARTIN AND ST PAUL, CANTERBURYFY2022£800Outreach support
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKSFY2025£795Overseas Giving
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLSFY2025£583
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, TUNBRIDGE WELLSFY2024£535Christmas Charities
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARY MAGDALEN,KNIGHTON,LEICESTERFY2025£400Run the Wall
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTERTON ST ANDREWFY2023£200Street Justice programme for children and young people in Africa and Asia
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKSFY2022£150
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE, SEVENOAKSFY2023£150Overseas Giving / Special Collections
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARK, COLNEY HEATHFY2023£55Mission Tithe
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2025£0
THE BOWER TRUSTFY2025£0
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATIONFY2025—

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 THE AMOS BURSARY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AMOS TRUST£2.6mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
THE AMOS BURSARY FY2024£1.1m——above—no doubt
AMICUS TRUST FY2025£8.4m£90,001 - £100,0001unclear—no doubt
AMC TRUST FY2024£543k—0unclear—noted
AMANAT CHARITY TRUST FY2025£71.9m—0unclear—no doubt
BAITUL AMAN WELFARE TRUST FY2025£247k—0unclear—no doubt

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