Berwick-Upon-Tweed Community Development Trust Limited

Analysis

Berwick-Upon-Tweed Community Development Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berwick Upon Tweed. It was registered in April 2005, 21 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 05290088). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Berwick-Upon-Tweed Community Development Trust Limited reported income of £702k and spending of £236k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £362k to £702k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Berwick-Upon-Tweed Community Development Trust Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Rise and Shine (£701k), Maria Assumpta Trust (£703k) and The Beacon Equity Trust (£700k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, trading 10%, investments 7.3% and charitable activities 3.2%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £22k. Reserves of £150k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.