# St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 280091 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/280091)
- Website: https://www.smoat.org.uk
- Latest income: £18.8k; spending £17.2k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Accommodation / housing, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Other charitable activities
- Area of operation: Surrey, The Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, Zimbabwe
- Other names: S M O A T (working)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/st-marks-overseas-aid-trust

We raise and distribute funds to carefully selected development projects in the developing world. We also organise educational events locally, often hosting talks by people who have been working on projects we have supported.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £18.8k | £17.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £16k | £19.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £19.3k | £21.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £21.1k | £24.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £28.7k | £19.9k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The relief of poverty in the thirdworld

## What it funds

St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief, accommodation / housing and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust reported income of £18.8k and spending of £17.2k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £103k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Surrey, The Gambia, Kenya, Malawi and Nepal and 8 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (smoat.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Surrey, The Gambia, Kenya, Malawi and Nepal and 8 more areas.

### Does St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust give each year?

The register does not break out St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £17.2k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £20.5k a year.

### How large is St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust?

In its latest reported year St Mark'S Overseas Aid Trust reported income of £18.8k and spending of £17.2k.


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