The Cornforth Partnership

Analysis

The Cornforth Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ferryhill. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03373851). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Cornforth Partnership reported income of £939k and spending of £797k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £481k to £939k (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Cornforth Partnership sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Compassionate Mind Foundation (£939k), The Ashmore Foundation (£941k) and Feed the Poor (£938k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £128k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.