Lord Crewe's Charity

Analysis

Lord Crewe's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lord Crewe's Charity reported income of £1.8m and spending of £2.2m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.8m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lord Crewe's Charity sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Key Community (£1.8m), Chevras Tsedokoh Limited (£1.8m) and Hounslow Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 97%. Charitable activities took 45% of spending and raising funds 55%. Grants to other organisations totalled £728k. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 24 months of spending at that rate.