Rutland Road Church Trust

Analysis

Rutland Road Church Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in February 2009, 17 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 trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rutland Road Church Trust reported income of £24k and spending of £18k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £28k to £24k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rutland Road Church 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 Rotary Club of Durham City Trust Fund (£24k), Charity of Knight and Palmer (£24k) and The Truro Churches Trust (£24k).