Clarendon Trust Limited

Analysis

Clarendon Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03546759). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Clarendon Trust Limited reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.7m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.4m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Clarendon Trust Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Food and Community Trust (£2.4m), Gisda Cyfyngedig / Arfon Young Single Homeless Group (£2.4m) and Resource Justice Network (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, trading 3.4% and charitable activities 2.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £380k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.