Charis Charitable Trust

Analysis

Charis Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05663478). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Charis Charitable Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £21k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £24k (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Charis Charitable Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tawheed Foundation (£24k), Chrysalis Arts Trust (£24k) and North Hinckford Team (£24k).