Community Security Trust

Analysis

Community Security Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Community Security Trust reported income of £35.0m and spending of £29.9m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23.5m to £35.0m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community Security Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (£28.3m), Girls' Education Company Ltd (£36.2m) and Impetus - the Private Equity Foundation (£24.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 57%, donations and legacies 40% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £58k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £438k. Reserves of £32.4m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 119 people.