Shelford Gospel Trust

Analysis

Shelford Gospel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06474770). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shelford Gospel Trust reported income of £83k and spending of £48k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £499k to £83k (-83%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 13% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Shelford Gospel Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Trust Cardiff Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£83k), Acton Recycling Community (£83k) and Pontifical Institute of the Religious Teachers Filippini (£83k).