--- title: "The Sola Trust — charity 1062739 accounts | CharityCompare" description: "The Sola Trust (charity 1062739): income £1.2m (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-sola-trust retrieved: 2026-10-10T22:38:25.612Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1062739Trust ST # The Sola Trust 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. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.solatrust.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1062739&subId=0) Work at The Sola Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-sola-trust&type=claim&name=The%20Sola%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Sola Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £1,199,103 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £625,835 Registered charity number 1062739 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust Register contact address detail (not service area) Wood End Green Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.solatrust.org.uk](http://www.solatrust.org.uk/) Quick answer 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) 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 6 June 1997 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. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Sola Trust? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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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? Search 1062739 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. 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. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1062739&subId=0).