Crystal Palace Community Trust Limited

Analysis

Crystal Palace Community Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05090173). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Crystal Palace Community Trust Limited reported income of £585k and spending of £567k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £757k to £585k (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Crystal Palace Community Trust Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Church Ministries (Sleaford) (£585k), Guru Hargobind Sahib Trust (£586k) and Brave Church (£585k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, donations and legacies 17% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £135k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.