The Rise Trust

Analysis

The Rise Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chippenham. It was registered in May 2006, 20 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 05662408). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Rise Trust reported income of £401k and spending of £553k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £401k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Rise Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohel Torah (£401k), Alymos Ltd (£401k) and Moishe and Esther Itzinger Foundation Limited (£400k).