Trelya

Analysis

Trelya is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penzance. It was registered in December 2001, 25 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04315251). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Trelya reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.4m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £733k to £2.2m (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Trelya 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary Magdalene and Holy Jesus Trust (£2.2m), The Baca Charity (£2.2m) and Project S.e.e.d. Limited (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, donations and legacies 9.1% and trading 3.9%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £368k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.