The Coln Trust

Analysis

The Coln Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Coln Trust reported income of £27k and spending of £34k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £25k to £27k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Coln Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gorran and District Community Bus Association Limited (£27k), Gmlb-Foundation (£27k) and Stifford Sea Scout Group (£27k).