Let Yourself Trust
What it does
Establishing itself around Martyn Joseph?s [www.MartynJoseph.net] formidable music career and years of humanitarian work, Let Yourself Trust is a non-profit organization that provides funding for and informs on a wide variety of projects and justice movements both abroad and home. 2014 marks LYT's first two projects - the Alrowwad Children's Theatre in Palestine, and Project Somos in Guatemala.
Its charitable purposes
1. RELIEF OF POVERTY: THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND/OR COMMUNITIES IN NEED, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY FOR SAID INDIVIDUALS.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY [OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP] ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, OR HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.2. EQUALITY & DIVERSITY: THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY(A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE SURROUNDINGS;(D) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides other finance
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Guatemala
- Israel
- Kenya
- Netherlands
- South Africa
- Thailand
- Uganda
- United States
- Scotland
Income and spending
In the year ending 28 February 2025, it had income of £120,132 and spent £113,406.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | £120,132 | £113,406 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 29 February 2024 | £108,130 | £131,342 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2023 | £121,967 | £119,180 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 1 March 2022 | £109,133 | £111,631 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 1 March 2021 | £129,257 | £113,282 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 7%, from £129,257 in the year to 1 March 2021 to £120,132 in the year to 28 February 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 94% of its income in the year to 28 February 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 28 February 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 29 February 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Rev Roger Oldfield CanonChair
- Andrew Davies
- Clare Harris
- Gill Hewitt
- Ruth Oldfield
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2025 | 28 December 2025 | Received 14 December 2025, 14 days early | Received 14 December 2025 |
| 29 February 2024 | 29 December 2024 | Received 5 December 2024, 24 days early | Received 5 December 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | 28 December 2023 | Received 24 October 2023, 65 days early | Received 24 October 2023 |
| 1 March 2022 | 1 January 2023 | Received 28 December 2022, 4 days early | Received 28 December 2022 |
| 1 March 2021 | 1 January 2022 | Received 13 December 2021, 19 days early | Received 13 December 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1159017
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 October 2014
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 29 Oct 2014 as amended on 09 Aug 2022
- Website
- www.letyourself.net
- Council area of its contact address
- Bridgend
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.