John Trotter Trust

Analysis

John Trotter Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04709100). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, John Trotter Trust reported income of £134k and spending of £136k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £230k to £134k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, John Trotter Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salford Methodist Circuit (£134k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Farlington, Portsmouth (£134k) and Friends of Ledbury Parish Church (£134k).