Cherish International Charitable Trust
Analysis
Cherish International Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwood. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Cherish International Charitable Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £38k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £54k to £35k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cherish International Charitable Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soul Food Spaces (£35k), Hippo Pools Trust (£35k) and The International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease / Dohad (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve poverty, hardship and distress and advance the education of orphans and young people in the Asian sub continent, Africa and other parts of the world, in particular, but not exclusively by assisting in the establishment and maintenance of orphanages and the provision of financial and material assistance and such other facilities as the trustees in their absolute discretion determine.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Soul Food Spaces | Gateshead | £35k |
| Hippo Pools Trust | Bath | £35k |
| The International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease / Dohad | 249 Westminster Bridge Road | £35k |
| Community Training Assistance and Support (Ctas) Limited | Polegate | £35k |