The Commonweal Trust

Analysis

The Commonweal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Commonweal Trust reported income of £43k and spending of £29k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £136 to £43k (+31367%), an average of +321% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 3241%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Commonweal Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The International Colleges of Islamic Science (£43k), 5th Urmston (Aquilifer) Scout Group (£43k) and The Parent Teacher Association of the Cookham Dean Churchof England (Controlled) Primary School (£43k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.