Chortkov Trust

Analysis

Chortkov Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Chortkov Trust reported income of £219k and spending of £123k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £279k to £219k (-21%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chortkov Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The United Kingdom Turkish Islamic Cultural Centre (£219k), Lancaster & District Homeless Action Service Limited (£219k) and Before Trust (£219k).