Kolyom Trust Limited

Analysis

Kolyom Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05031819). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Kolyom Trust Limited reported income of £5.7m and spending of £5.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £5.7m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 29%. 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, Kolyom Trust Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Musicians Benevolent Fund (£5.7m), Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (£5.8m) and Child Poverty Action Group (£5.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.7m. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.