Spon End Building Preservation Trust

Analysis

Spon End Building Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04051968). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Spon End Building Preservation Trust reported income of £53k and spending of £68k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £45k to £53k (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Spon End Building Preservation Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Millar Charity Fund (£53k), The Willie Seager Memorial Homes (£53k) and Coggeshall Almshouses Charity (£52k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.