Dayspring Christian Trust

Analysis

Dayspring Christian Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keswick. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dayspring Christian Trust reported income of £22k and spending of £16k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £36k to £22k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Dayspring Christian Trust sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sephardi Congregation Zichron Yitzchak (£21k), Harvest Evangelism UK (£22k) and Restore Filey (£21k).