The Egerton Road Trust

Analysis

The Egerton Road Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Egerton Road Trust reported income of £3.3m and spending of £1.3m, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £247k to £3.3m (+1246%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 316%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Egerton Road Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice SORT Group (£3.3m), Soul Church Ltd (£3.3m) and Charitworth Limited (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 38% and investments 11%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £525k. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate.