The Kentdale Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Kentdale Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in August 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Kentdale Charitable Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £16k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £14k to £15k (+6.8%), an average of +1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Kentdale Charitable Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Truly Making a Difference Ministries (£15k), The Lothian Saint Anthony Trust (£15k) and Rotary Club of Newquay Trust Fund (£15k).