Three Pillars Trust

Analysis

Three Pillars Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06685115). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Three Pillars Trust reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.8m to £2.4m (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Three Pillars Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wearside Women in Need (£2.4m), The JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation (£2.4m) and Yellow Door (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.4m. Reserves of £589k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.