Commonwork Trust

Analysis

Commonwork Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edenbridge. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09254227). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Commonwork Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.5m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Commonwork Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beyond Dementia (£2.5m), Carn Brea Leisure Centre Trust (£2.5m) and The Biswas Foundation (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52% and trading 47%. Charitable activities took 57% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £710k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.

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.