The Shrublands Trust

Analysis

The Shrublands Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03445125). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Shrublands Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £18k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £16k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Shrublands Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bishopthorpe Charitable Partners' Trust (£16k), Vegan Compassion Group (£16k) and Christian Net International Community Church (£16k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.