Cfi Charitable Trust

Analysis

Cfi Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04984515). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cfi Charitable Trust reported income of £735k and spending of £694k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £441k to £735k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cfi Charitable Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The College of General Dentistry (£735k), Carers Worldwide (£735k) and Kingston Muslim Association (£734k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 6.4% and investments 4.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £232k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £234k. Reserves of £200k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.