Spitalfields Crypt Trust

Analysis

Spitalfields Crypt Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03734793). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Spitalfields Crypt Trust reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.0m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Spitalfields Crypt Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition CIO (£3.0m), College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (£3.0m) and The Clocktower Foundation (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 61%, donations and legacies 22% and charitable activities 17%. Charitable activities took 41% of spending and raising funds 58%. Reserves of £861k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 69 people.