TUSK TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1186533 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TUSK · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£15.6m
Latest spending
£15.8m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income reached £15.6m, resulting in a net expenditure of £0.2m for the year. Free reserves and working capital total £586k, which is below the Board's stated policy target of £1m (covering six months of costs). The charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
At year end, the working capital reserve was £0.6m (4 months), down from an above target £1.3m in 2024.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Tusk Trust Trading Limited
Fundraising initiatives and events are organised by the executive staff under the auspices of Tusk Trust Trading Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Charity — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£15.6m
Total spending
£15.8m
Cost of raising funds
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£586k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Angola · Botswana · Cameroon · Comoros · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Gabon · Ghana · Guinea · Kenya · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£15.6m£15.8m
31/12/2024£13.6m£13.1m
31/12/2023£12.4m£12.4m
31/12/2022£13.2m£12.9m
31/12/2021£12.3m£12.0m

Common questions

Is TUSK TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income reached £15.6m, resulting in a net expenditure of £0.2m for the year. Free reserves and working capital total £586k, which is below the Board's stated policy target of £1m (covering six months of costs). The charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Who funds TUSK TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TUSK TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATION, Ripple Effect International, TARA GETTY FOUNDATION, CHK Foundation, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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