Name

International Aid Trust

Legal name

International Aid Trust

Website

https://internationalaidtrust.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Humanitarian Aid & Relief Ministries (BPAGAJAF)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Christian charity programs
• International development
• Disaster relief
• Charity retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Chorley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The primary funding source for all overseas work comes from donations from individuals, churches, and supporters. Donations can be made via the website, bank transfer (Royal Bank of Scotland), or during fundraising events.
2. Charity Shop Sales: Network of 13 charity shops across the UK sell donated furniture, clothing, books, CDs, DVDs, toys and bric-a-brac. Proceeds fund the organization's life-changing work worldwide.
3. Online Shop Sales: Sells items through eBay, Etsy, Vinted, and Reverb.com online marketplaces, providing additional revenue stream for the charity's operations.
4. Virtual Shoeboxes: Donors can purchase virtual shoebox gifts - donations fund gifts packed by local teams and given to people living in poverty. Supports local economies in countries where the organization works.
5. Gifts of Hope: Catalog of meaningful gift options that support specific projects such as schools, healthcare, and community development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

International Aid Trust is a UK-registered Christian charity that collects donations and resells donated goods through charity shops and online marketplaces to fund overseas humanitarian programs. It delivers aid, education, healthcare, and Christian ministry projects in Ukraine, Moldova, Transylvania, Sierra Leone, and India, and runs UK-based ministry programs including prison outreach and a Family Sponsorship Programme.

Product overview

International Aid Trust operates a charitable organization focused on Christian humanitarian aid and development. The organization combines physical retail operations (charity shops and online marketplaces), gift-based fundraising programs (Shoebox Appeal, Virtual Shoeboxes, Gifts of Hope), and international ministry programs including schools (New Hope Academy Sierra Leone, Living Hope School India), healthcare initiatives (Vision Mission, clinic services), vocational training (Hands of Dorcas Tailoring), and emergency relief (Ukraine aid). The retail operations fund the overseas humanitarian work, creating an integrated charitable ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Walk, Pray, Give: Fundraising initiative involving walking events to raise funds for various projects
• Gifts of Hope
• Virtual Shoeboxes
• Hands of Dorcas
• New Hope Academy
• New Hope School
• Living Hope School
• Vision Mission

Products and services

• Shoebox Appeal (Physical Shoeboxes) UK supporters fill shoeboxes with gifts, toiletries, and treats which International Aid Trust ships to children and families in Eastern Europe and other target regions for Christmas distribution.
• Virtual Shoeboxes Online alternative to the physical shoebox appeal allowing supporters to contribute the value of a shoebox online so the charity can prepare and ship one on the donor's behalf.
• Gifts of Hope Catalogue A catalogue of tangible gift items (e.g. goats, chickens, food parcels) that supporters can purchase to fund specific aid items for overseas beneficiaries.
• Family Sponsorship Programme A sponsorship scheme that connects UK donors with named beneficiary families, providing regular financial support for food, education, and living needs.
• New Hope Academy, Sierra Leone A school operated by International Aid Trust in Sierra Leone, providing education to children with Alice Fofanah serving as head teacher, supported through the charity's donations and family sponsorship.
• Living Hope School, India A school operated by International Aid Trust in India providing education to children as part of the charity's overseas education programs.
• Ukraine Humanitarian Aid Program Emergency humanitarian relief and ongoing ministry in Ukraine led by National Director Pastor Pasha Ozeruga, delivering food, clothing, medical aid, and Christian ministry support to people affected by conflict.
• Hands of Dorcas Tailoring Training A tailoring and vocational training program for women overseas, providing skills development and income-generation support as part of the charity's development work.
• Prison Ministry (UK) A UK-based Christian outreach program delivering ministry support to prisoners, operating as one of the charity's domestic ministry initiatives.
• Vision Mission An overseas Christian mission and aid program operated by International Aid Trust, supporting vulnerable people through its international ministry activities.
• Charity Shops (UK) A network of UK-based charity shops, including the Tarleton Furniture Shop, that resell donated goods to generate income for International Aid Trust's programs.
• Online Resale Shops (eBay, Vinted, Etsy, Reverb.com) Online resale shops operated by International Aid Trust on third-party marketplaces including eBay, Vinted, Etsy, and Reverb.com, reselling donated goods to raise funds for the charity's programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £10 million worth of aid distributed to Ukraine in less than a year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pastors and Churches in UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of hundreds of churches part of the IAT family in Ukraine. Key partners include Pastor Pasha Ozeruga (National Director), Pastor Ruslan Sliusarenko (Prison Ministry Director), Bishop Slavic Kravchuck (Nikalieav Region Churches), and Pastor Victor in Moldova. These partners distribute aid and conduct ministry.
• Pastors and Churches in IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner78 churches and 30 house groups established in India since 2009. Bishop Kota serves as director. Network of 34 supported pastors conducting evangelism and church planting across South India.
• Churches in Sierra LeonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Hope Church and network of churches led by Country Director Rev. Michael Fofanah. Conducts evangelism, baptism, and community outreach in Lungi communities.
• United Christian Broadcasters (UCB)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational Aid Trust CEO Rev. Bernard Cocker was interviewed on UCB 2 radio, reaching audiences with messages about the charity's work and mission.
• UK Churches and SupporterscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK churches serve as collection points for donations, volunteers for warehouse operations, and advocates for the charity's work. They help distribute and promote various fundraising initiatives.
• Gospel CardsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerChristian greetings card business that supports International Aid Trust as one of their chosen ministries. Customers can mention IAT when ordering.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tearfund: UK-based evangelical Christian relief and development charity operating internationally through church partners — closely aligned with IAT's faith-based humanitarian model, church-partnership distribution, and international footprint.
• Christian Aid: Major UK Christian international development charity working on poverty, humanitarian emergencies, and advocacy across multiple developing countries — comparable scale, faith-rooted identity, and multi-country humanitarian remit.
• Mary's Meals: UK-rooted Catholic charity running school feeding programmes in some of the world's poorest countries — overlapping model of school-based aid and faith-driven mission that closely mirrors IAT's New Hope School meals programme.
• World Vision UK: Christian child-focused humanitarian and development organization with sponsorship programmes and country offices in many of the same regions IAT operates (including West Africa) — comparable sponsorship, education, and community-development model.
• Compassion UK: Evangelical Christian child sponsorship charity operating schools and child-development programmes in developing countries — directly comparable to IAT's Family Sponsorship Programme and New Hope School model.
• Samaritan's Purse UK: Evangelical Christian humanitarian organization (associated with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association) running disaster relief, shoebox gift programs, and children's ministries — directly comparable to IAT's Shoebox Appeal and emergency response work.

Broad incumbents

• British Red Cross: UK affiliate of a major international humanitarian organization running disaster response, refugee support, and emergency aid — overlapping with IAT's emergency aid and Ukraine response remit but operating at national scale.
• Oxfam GB: One of the UK's largest humanitarian and development NGOs, with retail shops funding overseas programmes — comparable retail-to-aid model, though secular in character and operating at far greater scale than IAT.
• The Salvation Army UK: Large UK faith-based charity operating charity shops, social services, and international development work — same broad model of UK retail funding overseas humanitarian work, but at materially larger scale and with a wider service portfolio.

Emerging players

• EMF (European Missionary Fellowship): UK-based evangelical mission agency working across Europe through church planting and pastoral support — comparable in faith-rooted identity and pastoral/church-planting focus to IAT's ministry in India, Ukraine, and Transylvania.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/internationalaidtrusthq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/international-aid-trust

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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