Cardinal Allen Trust

Analysis

Cardinal Allen Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leyland. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06583366). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Cardinal Allen Trust reported income of £41k and spending of £36k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £11k to £41k (+277%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cardinal Allen 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 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope and Freedom Ministries (£41k), Evangelical Asian Christian Fellowship Trust (£41k) and Falcon Lodge Chapel (£41k).