The Cornelius Trust

Analysis

The Cornelius Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chesham. It was registered in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 2026, The Cornelius Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £13k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £6,999 to £14k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Cornelius 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 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ubaka U Rwanda (£14k), Rev Henry Fletcher's, Munslow's and Poor's Land Charity (£14k) and Global Support Trust (£14k).