The King's Trust

Analysis

The King's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The King's Trust reported income of £63.9m and spending of £63.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £72.3m to £63.9m (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. 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 King's Trust sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Trussell Trust (£62.8m), Foundation for Credit Counselling (£64.5m) and Farmland Reserve UK Limited (£57.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%, charitable activities 14%, trading 9.3% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.4m. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £34.1m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 953 people.