Cornerstone (Braintree)

Analysis

Cornerstone (Braintree) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halstead. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cornerstone (Braintree) reported income of £92k and spending of £100k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £63k to £92k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Cornerstone (Braintree) sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Touchstone Charitable Foundation (£92k), North Luffenham Village Trust (£92k) and Acacia Partnership Trust (£92k).