Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Sola Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities.
The Sola Trust (number 1062739) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Sola Trust do?
Providing grants to individuals involved in training for gospel word ministry. Such training may be at theological college or be of an apprentice-style, based at at a Church. Also provision of grants to churches and other organisations involved in promoting the Christian faith to assist with the launch of new ministries. On occasion provides grants to gospel workers facing financial hardship.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Sola Trust
Answers The Sola Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Sola Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
The Sola Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does The Sola Trust's money come from?
The Sola Trust reported £1.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1.2m (99%), investments £11k (1%).
Donations and legacies£1.2m · 99%
Investments£11k · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Sola Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Sola Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Belgium · Ireland · South Africa · Scotland · Northern Ireland · New Zealand
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Sola Trust registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Sola Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Sola Trust.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Sola Trust as a registered charity (number 1062739) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Sola Trust's charity number?
The Sola Trust's charity number is 1062739. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1062739?
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What does The Sola Trust do?
Providing grants to individuals involved in training for gospel word ministry. Such training may be at theological college or be of an apprentice-style, based at at a Church. Also provision of grants to churches and other organisations involved in promoting the Christian faith to assist with the launch of new ministries. On occasion provides grants to gospel workers facing financial hardship.
Does The Sola Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Sola Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Sola Trust?
The Sola Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.solatrust.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Sola Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Sola Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Sola Trust's money come from?
The Sola Trust reported £1.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1.2m (99%), investments £11k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Sola Trust?
The register records The Sola Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Sola Trust's trustees paid?
The Sola Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Sola Trust registered as a charity?
The Sola Trust was entered on the register on 6 June 1997.