The Frontiers Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Frontiers Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03404789). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Frontiers Charitable Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £927k to £1.1m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Frontiers Charitable Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Justice Now Trust (£1.1m), Unite 4 Humanity (£1.1m) and Sunrise Community Nurseries (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, trading 16% and charitable activities 4.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £42k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.