Nexus Community Trust
Analysis
Nexus Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Braintree. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Nexus Community Trust reported income of £27k and spending of £37k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £5,216 to £27k (+409%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 662%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Nexus Community Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity Fund 1961 Stationers and Newspaper Makers Company (£26k), The Gladys Wightwick Charitable Trust (£27k) and Rotary Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh Trust Fund (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
the activities undertaken were to support and help those charities which had been involved with, and affect the lives of, the staff of Nexus Infrastructure plc and its subsidiaries. The staff wanted to show their appreciation for the help they had received and to raise money to contribute to these charities. The charities to benefit from the trust are nominated by the staff.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Charity Fund 1961 Stationers and Newspaper Makers Company | London | £26k |
| The Gladys Wightwick Charitable Trust | London | £27k |
| Rotary Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh Trust Fund | Reading | £26k |
| The Parish Rooms | High Wycombe | £27k |