China Fleet Trust

Analysis

China Fleet Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07100967). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, China Fleet Trust reported income of £7.4m and spending of £6.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £7.4m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, China Fleet Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flint House Police Rehabilitation (£5.8m), Forces Employment Charity (£9.1m) and Forces Support Limited (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 77%, charitable activities 19% and donations and legacies 3.5%. Charitable activities took 28% of spending and raising funds 72%. Reserves of £9.4m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 225 people.