The Company of the Merchants of the Staple of England Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Company of the Merchants of the Staple of England Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Company of the Merchants of the Staple of England Charitable Trust reported income of £30k and spending of £25k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £19k to £30k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Company of the Merchants of the Staple of England Charitable Trust sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Gloucester Trust Fund (£30k), Derwent Valley Scout Group (£30k) and Weymouth & Portland Lions Club (CIO) (£30k).