The Cma Welfare Trust

Analysis

The Cma Welfare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheadle. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04730509). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Cma Welfare Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.6m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £1.7m to £2.0m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Cma Welfare Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Revelation Foundation (£2.0m), Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford (£2.0m) and Universal Prayer Group Ministry (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, charitable activities 11% and investments 4.2%. Charitable activities took 45% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £187k. Reserves of £184k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.