Community Development Trust

Analysis

Community Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06353941). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Community Development Trust reported income of £253k and spending of £89k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £495k to £253k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Development Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorchester Family Church (£253k), Refugee Women of Bristol (£253k) and Medewell International (£253k).