Saltpeter Trust

Analysis

Saltpeter Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Saltpeter Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £54k, spending 225% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £39k to £24k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Saltpeter Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue Dower Societies (£24k), Oliver Lymes' Charity (£24k) and The Fletcher Charity (£24k).