Crown of Thorns

Analysis

Crown of Thorns is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lingfield. It was registered in December 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Crown of Thorns reported income of £23k and spending of £24k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £24k to £23k (-5.5%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Crown of Thorns sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al-Qayoom Foundation International (£23k), Benjamin Weir Trust (£23k) and Rotary Club of Mar Dyke Valley Charity Trust Fund (£23k).