Cranford Support Trust

Analysis

Cranford Support Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cranford Support Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £28k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £25k to £20k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cranford Support Trust sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kitov Limited (£20k), First Church of Christ Scientist Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (£20k) and Contemplative Fire (£20k).

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.