Longmead Trust Fund

Analysis

Longmead Trust Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Ives. It was registered in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Longmead Trust Fund reported income of £13k and spending of £78k, spending 601% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £27k to £13k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 288%. Over the whole period it spent 222% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Longmead Trust Fund sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adm Nepal Charitable Trust (£13k), New Day Children's Centre (£13k) and Harrogate Church House Trust (£13k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.