The Ninesquare Trust

Analysis

The Ninesquare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Ninesquare Trust reported income of £223k and spending of £516k, spending 231% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £21k to £223k (+953%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 560%. Over the whole period it spent 233% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ninesquare Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include J W Chapman Earlesmere Charitable Trust (£223k), Life Global UK (£223k) and Worshipful Company of Founders Sexcentenary Appeal Fund (£223k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.