Lancaster Craft Aid Trust

Analysis

Lancaster Craft Aid Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lancaster Craft Aid Trust reported income of £14k and spending of £4,039, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18925%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lancaster Craft Aid Trust sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lydbury North (Educational & Welfare)fund (£14k), Fuel Allotment (£14k) and Chester Women's Aid (£14k).