Inquest Charitable Trust

Analysis

Inquest Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03054853). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Inquest Charitable Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.2m (+9.3%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Inquest Charitable Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RSM UK Foundation (£1.2m), The Stewarts Law Foundation (£1.2m) and Voluntary Organisations' Network North East (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and charitable activities 3.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £211k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Reserves of £91k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.