Encounter Trust Winchcombe

Analysis

Encounter Trust Winchcombe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Encounter Trust Winchcombe reported income of £292k and spending of £305k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £188k to £292k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Encounter Trust Winchcombe sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Kingdom Turkish Islamic Association (£292k), Redeemed Christian Chuch of God Victorious Family Parish (£292k) and Uniform Exchange (£291k).